Joe Burrow Injured Or Not: Fans Question The QB’s Health, Rips Bengals For Concealing
Before the Cincinnati Bengals‘ trip to play the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, quarterback Joe Burrow was seen with what seemed to be a brace on his throwing hand.
Joe Burrow Injured Or Not: Fans Question The QB’s Health, Rips Bengals For Concealing
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk claims that the Bengals uploaded and later removed a video of their arrival in Baltimore on Wednesday. Later, WCPO’s Caleb Noe shared a slowed-down clip of the footage that highlighted Burrow’s right hand’s brace or sleeve:
The #Bengals are about to receive a big PUNISHMENT from the #NFL for NOT adding Joe Burrow to the injury report this week, despite clearly being injured. pic.twitter.com/uCHASN7rCB
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 17, 2023
After stepping off the team bus in Baltimore, where the Bengals will play the Ravens on “Thursday Night Football” on Prime Video, Burrow was spotted wearing something wrapped over his right hand.
The 26-year-old signal caller was seen leaving the team jet in another close-up shot with an iPad in his obviously bandaged or braced right hand.
Burrow’s injuries have not been disclosed by the Bengals.
“I did not sense a ton of doom-and-gloom from inside the building about the Joe Burrow injury.”
“It didn’t sound to me like this is a catastrophic situation.”
Check out @RapSheet’s take on the Joe Burrow injury situation via @nflnetwork 👇🏻
— Anthony Cosenza (@CJAnthonyCUI) November 17, 2023
Burrow is not included on the Bengals’ injury report for Thursday’s game, which helps to explain why many were surprised to see the brace.
Fans were incensed by Burrow’s choice to conceal his status, and many vented their annoyance on social media.
“Screw the Bengals for not disclosing this on the injury report,” a commenter said. “Fine the sh*t outta them and then pay me for starting his sorry a** in fantasy”
I'm filing a class action lawsuit against the Bengals and NFL for lying about the injury report. There is no shot I put 100k hard earned dollars on the Bengals if I knew Joe Burrow was injured going into the game. This committee owes me an apology!
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) November 17, 2023
Burrow was officially out of the game for the rest of it, but head coach Zac Taylor did not say how much longer he would be out of action.
In the third quarter, the Bengals were able to drive for a field goal thanks to the leadership of backup quarterback Jake Browning.
Two weeks ago, during the Bengals’ victory against the Buffalo Bills, Burrow’s throwing hand suffered a cut finger. His performance was unaffected, as he completed 31 of 44 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns.
Lip reading the sideline convo with Joe Burrow and Bengals teammate after injury.
“Is that below the wrist or above?”
“It’s all around my wrist, I tried to… felt the.. felt the pop… tried to throw and it just feels dead, my wrist just doesn’t feel right.”#TNFonPrime #NFL pic.twitter.com/yrV1HXA1yQ
— Steelers Guy (@SteelerSharp) November 17, 2023
Burrow’s season has been marred by injuries; a calf issue kept him out of the preseason and almost all of training camp.
It’s impossible to identify the object for sure. Burrow seems to be throwing regularly in practice and wasn’t listed as injured this week. This might be a preventative measure, a real, serious injury, or something as trivial as a decision made for fashion or a pair of gloves that make using a tablet easier.
The NFL is investigating why the Bengals did not list QB Joe Burrow on their injury report when the team posted a picture of him wearing a device on his wrist Wednesday night and he appeared to be hampered by the injury early in the Thursday night game that he later left, the… pic.twitter.com/xba8URiWri
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 17, 2023
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