LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 22: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) screams after injuring his left knee during third quarter action against the Washington Football Team at FedEx Field. (Photo by Jonathan Newton /The Washington Post)
The announcement on Friday that Joe Burrow will miss the entire season due to a ruptured ligament has put the Cincinnati Bengals in a terrible situation. As fans witnessed during the second half of their lopsided loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, Burrow’s replacement, backup quarterback Jake Browning, had a significant drop off.
Against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, Burrow sustained an odd injury. It is rare for a quarterback to clutch his wrist during a follow-through after a touchdown pass.
After throwing a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon, Burrow grabbed his right wrist. It was clear that he hurt. Burrow reported on Friday that he “felt a pop” after Ravens pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney’s pressure caused him to fell on his wrist in the prior play.
Burrow was unable to hold onto the ball when attempting to collect warm-up passes on the sidelines, as seen in the Amazon Prime Video broadcast. Early in the second half, he returned to the locker room and was declared out.
Taylor claimed Burrow “looked like” he had a sprained wrist after the game.
The Bengals turned to Jake Browning at quarterback. After being selected undrafted out of Washington in 2019, Browning didn’t even get the opportunity to play in an NFL game until this year’s season opener, where he completed just one of his one and only throw. Up until Thursday night when he was called upon for action, that was his last NFL pass. The majority of Browning’s 68 yards passing came on Cincinnati’s last drive in a 34-20 defeat.
The NFL is apparently going to look into the events leading up to Thursday night, when Burrow was not on the injury report, so the Bengals will have to respond to inquiries about Burrow possibly being hurt before the game. An
The NFL is apparently going to look into the events leading up to Thursday night, when Burrow was not on the injury report, so the Bengals will have to respond to inquiries about Burrow possibly being hurt before the game. Video of Burrow stepping off a team bus captured him wearing what looked to be a brace on his hand or wrist. However, Burrow clarified on Friday that the ailment was actually a compression sleeve and that it was a “completely new injury.”
