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Injured Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) heads to the locker room after the fourth quarter of the NFL 16 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. The Steelers won 34-11.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow resumes throwing at offseason workouts

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Joe Burrow threw to Cincinnati Bengals receivers Monday for the first time since undergoing wrist surgery in November.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor had said in March that Burrow was “right on schedule” with his rehab and they expected him to participate in the team’s offseason program.

That’s exactly what the former Pro Bowl quarterback did at the team’s facility Monday. Practice was closed to the media as Phase 2 of the team’s offseason training began, but according to the team’s website, Burrow played catch with teammates after spending some of his recovery throwing by himself.

“He looked like he did last year. He looked smooth,” wideout Trenton Irwin said. “I didn’t see anything different.”

Brad Kragthorpe, who was promoted from assistant quarterbacks coach to quarterbacks coach this offseason and has been with the Bengals since 2019, also gave a positive review.

“I think he looked as quick and as athletic as I’ve seen him look,” Kragthorpe said. “He looked like the Joe Burrow we’re used to seeing. I didn’t see any difference. I thought the ball came out of his hand well. Confidently. I’m happy where he’s at.”

Burrow suffered an injury to his right (throwing) wrist in mid-November and underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament.

In his four NFL seasons, Burrow has completed 68 percent of his passes for 14,083 yards and 97 touchdowns in 52 games. He led Cincinnati to a Super Bowl appearance after the 2021 season, when he led the league with a 70.4 percent completion rate.

In September, Burrow signed a five-year contract extension worth $275 million. He is the highest-paid player in NFL history on an annual basis, making $55 million per year.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow takes the field to watch his team practice before facing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida Monday, December 4, 2023.

Reports: NFL clears Bengals after investigation into Joe Burrow injury disclosure

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The Cincinnati Bengals were in full compliance with NFL injury report rules related to quarterback Joe Burrow’s status ahead of the team’s Week 11 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, according to multiple reports Saturday.

The NFL had conducted a weeks-long investigation into the timing and reporting of Burrow’s injury.

Burrow was knocked out of a Nov. 16 loss to the Ravens with what appeared to be a non-contact injury to his wrist. In the second quarter of the 34-20 loss, Burrow threw a touchdown then immediately grabbed his right arm near the wrist. He went to the medical tent and attempted several throws on the sideline before ultimately being ruled out.

A video posted the night before by the Bengals on social media — and later deleted — showed Burrow getting off the team bus with a protective wrap on his right hand. Burrow later told reporters the wrap was a compression sleeve to help prevent swelling during flights and unrelated to the injury suffered in the Nov. 16 game.

The NFL reportedly reviewed practice footage and medical records as part of the investigation, as well as interviewing medical personnel, according to CBS Sports.

Potential punishments for these types of violations would have included hefty team fines or even lost draft picks.

Burrow was found to have a torn ligament in his right wrist that required season-ending surgery on Nov. 27.

Prior to the injury, Burrow’s 91.0 rating was his lowest passer rating since his rookie year in 2020. He completed 244 of 365 passes (66.8 percent) for 2,309 yards and 15 touchdowns with six interceptions this season.

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Aug 12, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Drew Plitt (7) walks off the field after the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

Bengals sign QB Drew Plitt to practice squad

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The Cincinnati Bengals signed quarterback Drew Plitt to the practice squad Monday, four days after losing starter Joe Burrow to a season-ending wrist injury.

Plitt originally signed with Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent out of Ball State in 2022. He appeared in a pair of preseason games that year before being released.

Plitt, 25, was not with any other NFL teams in the 2022 regular season or 2023 offseason. He played in five games for the XFL’s Arlington Renegades in 2023, completing 63 of 100 passes for 668 yards and three touchdowns, with five interceptions.

The Bengals on Monday also designated rookie running back Chase Brown to return from injured reserve. The fifth-round pick landed on IR with a hamstring injury on Oct. 28. He has five touches for 13 yards in five games this season.

Cincinnati also placed rookie guard Jaxson Kirkland on the practice squad/injured list due to a wrist injury.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks off the field after the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The Bengals fell to the Ravens, 34-20.

NFL looking into Joe Burrow’s absence on injury report

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The NFL wants to know why quarterback Joe Burrow did not show up on the Cincinnati Bengals’ injury report before Thursday night’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

A league official confirmed to ESPN on Friday morning that an investigation is underway into the wrist injury that knocked Burrow out of the game in the second quarter of a 34-20 loss.

A video posted by the Bengals on X on Wednesday night — and later deleted — showed Burrow getting off the team bus with a protective wrap on his right hand.

The NFL is checking into Cincinnati’s compliance with the league’s injury report policy. Potential punishments for violations include hefty team fines or even lost draft picks.

Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor said he was unaware of Burrow dealing with an injury to his right wrist prior to the game in Baltimore.

“This was the first I saw anything about it,” Taylor said postgame.

Burrow went to the locker room after leading the visiting Bengals on a go-ahead drive in the second quarter. His pinky appeared to be bent awkwardly, and the QB spent several minutes in the medical tent.

Burrow bent over in obvious pain after throwing a 4-yard touchdown to Joe Mixon with 5:49 left in the second quarter for a 10-7 lead.

Before exiting, Burrow was 11-for-17 for 101 yards and the touchdown to Mixon. Jake Browning took over at quarterback for Cincinnati’s next offensive series, and he finished 8-for-14 for 68 yards and a touchdown.

The Bengals fell to 5-5 this season, during which Burrow has compiled the lowest passer rating since his rookie year in 2020. He has completed 244 of 365 passes (66.8 percent) for 2,309 yards and 15 touchdowns with six interceptions.

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Aug 18, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Reid Sinnett (7) passing during pregame warmups before their game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Bengals sign QB Reid Sinnett to practice squad

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The Cincinnati Bengals are signing quarterback Reid Sinnett to the practice squad, NFL Network reported Friday.

If Joe Burrow can’t play Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams, Sinnett would back up Jake Browning.

Sinnett, 26, spent part of training camp and the preseason with Cincinnati before being released on Aug. 29.

Undrafted out of San Diego in 2020, Sinnett has also spent time with the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers but has not appeared in a regular season game.

Burrow is day-to-day with a right calf strain and did not participate in Thursday’s practice. He has completed 41 of 72 passes for 304 yards with two touchdowns and one interception during the Bengals’ 0-2 start.

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Sep 17, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) passes the ball during the first half against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

NFL MVP Odds: Tua Tagovailoa rising while Joe Burrow plummets

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The first two weeks of the NFL season has shuffled the deck of Most Valuable Player contenders, with oddsmakers divided about who the current favorite is.

Tua Tagovailoa, who has steered the Miami Dolphins to one of only two 2-0 starts in the AFC, has seen the biggest jump at many sportsbooks. In fact, he now has the shortest odds at BetMGM (+500) and DraftKings (+600) ahead of two-time and reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes at +650 and +700, respectively.

Tagovailoa continues to blossom in his fourth season, throwing for 715 yards with four touchdowns against a pair of interceptions. However, he has yet to play more than 13 games in a season and must show he can avoid significant injuries to remain in the hunt.

While his MVP odds have shortened from +2000 to +900 at Circa Sports, Tagovailoa still shares just the fourth-shortest odds at the book. Mahomes, who led Kansas City to a win over Jacksonville after an opening loss to Detroit, remains the favorite at Circa at +500.

They are followed by Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts (+800) and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (+950).

Meanwhile, the biggest faller has been Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, who has moved from being the second favorite at +575 entering the season to +1300. The Bengals are 0-2 and Burrow is dealing with a calf injury he first suffered in training camp and aggravated in Sunday’s loss to Baltimore.

Through two games, he’s 28th in the NFL in passing yards (310) and has one completion longer than 20 yards, a 32-yarder to running back Joe Mixon. Burrow is averaging 4.22 yards per pass attempt, down from 7.38 last season and 8.87 in 2021.

NFL MVP ODDS (Circa Sports)
–Patrick Mahomes (+500)
–Jalen Hurts (+800)
–Lamar Jackson (+850)
–Josh Allen (+900)
–Tua Tagovailoa (+900)
–Justin Herbert (+1200)
–Joe Burrow (+1300)
–Trevor Lawrence (+1300)
–Dak Prescott (+2000)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow speaks Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Paycor Stadium during the Week 1 press conference ahead of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow will start against Browns

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Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow’s big week will continue Sunday when he starts against the Cleveland Browns.

Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Friday that the recently crowned highest-paid player in NFL history will be under center after recovering from a calf injury.

Burrow, 26, was a full participant in practices on Wednesday and Thursday after missing the entire preseason.

On Thursday, the fourth-year quarterback reportedly agreed to a five-year, $275 million contract extension that includes $219 million in guarantees. The average annual value of $55 million eclipses the league’s previous high-water mark established by Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert at $52.5 million.

Since being drafted No. 1 overall in 2020, Burrow has guided the Bengals to two AFC Championship games and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI.

The 2022 Pro Bowl selection has thrown for 11,774 yards, 82 touchdowns and 31 interceptions in 42 career starts (24-17-1 record).

Burrow is just 1-4 against Cleveland, Sunday’s season-opening opponent.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow returned to practice Wednesday, August 30, 2023 as the team prepares for the season opener against the Browns Burrow suffered a calf injury on July 27, has not participated in practice publicly, but did go through his normal pregame warmup before the Bengals' preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers on Aug. 11.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow deemed ‘day-to-day’ ahead of Week 1

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Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor called quarterback Joe Burrow “day-to-day” on Monday ahead of the season opener Sunday against the host Cleveland Browns.

Taylor did not officially say that Burrow would be ready for Week 1, after offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said last week that Burrow was trending in that direction.

Burrow returned to practice last week after missing six weeks with a strained calf. He participated in Monday’s session, which Callahan had said would involve “intense team periods” and serve as the next step to measure his progress.

“Today was a really good day for him. It was encouraging to see,” Taylor told reporters after Monday’s session.

Taylor had previously said that Burrow, who guided the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance during his second NFL season, did not have a “defined checklist” he needed to complete before being cleared for game action.

Defensive end Joseph Ossai did not practice Monday but was also termed day-to-day. Ossai picked up an ankle sprain during the preseason finale against the Washington Commanders.

Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, who was recovering from an ACL tear last fall, is cleared to play Sunday.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) watches from the sideline in the second quarter of the NFL Preseason Week 1 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. The Packers led 21-16 at halftime.

Bengals coach hints injured QB Joe Burrow ready to roll

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Erase any doubt that Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will be ready when Cincinnati begins the regular season Sept. 10 at Cleveland.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said no upramp in activity is necessary for Burrow to be on the field for Week 1. He hasn’t practiced with the team since injuring his calf.

“One rep,” Taylor said. “He needs one rep.”

Burrow dealt with the recovery from an emergency appendectomy last August and said it impacted his early performance in 2022.

Taylor said Burrow is in better position to kick off the 2023 season even after an extended camp absence.

“I hate speaking for other people, but last year it was an unknown how contact would feel. How is it going to feel when I torque? There’s a lot of things with an internal injury that I can’t speak to,” Taylor said. “I would imagine it’s a whole different mindset you have to have.”

The Bengals aren’t planning to use Burrow in the preseason, which wraps up Saturday at Washington. As for how Burrow appears to be moving and working at the moment, Taylor said “he looks great.”

“I mean physically, just walking around, just walking around he looks probably as good as he’s ever looked at this point. So that’s a positive,” Taylor said.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9), far right, observes play alongside Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Trevor Siemian (19), far left, and quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher during a joint practice between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at the practice fields next to Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow runs, throws before preseason game

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Injured Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow ran through a light workout, jogging and throwing passes before Cincinnati hosted the Green Bay Packers in the preseason opener for both teams Friday night.

Burrow was carted off the field during training camp practice July 27.

Burrow ran from sideline to sideline the width of the field at less than his top speed and took breaks between running. He threw passes with a normal dropback and appeared to be comfortable moving forward and backward.

He didn’t have a sleeve on his injured calf, as was the case Wednesday.

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor said this week that Burrow remains “several weeks” away from returning from the strained calf injury he suffered two weeks ago.

“The timeline is several weeks from when I said several weeks,” Taylor told reporters.

Taylor first said Burrow would be out several weeks on July 28, one day after Burrow went down during a training camp drill and had to be carted off the practice field.

Burrow was seen at training camp practice Wednesday, walking around in a full compression sleeve on his right leg.

It’s evident that Burrow will miss the start of the regular season, which kicks off one month from Thursday. But just how many games remains the question. Star wideout Ja’Marr Chase unintentionally threw gasoline on that fire recently, saying that he’s OK if Burrow remained sidelined through Week 5, if only to ensure he’s fully healthy.

“I want Joe to be his healthiest when it’s time to play, when it’s time to matter,” Chase clarified Tuesday. “I don’t want him out there false-stepping and not 100 percent. … I never really told him stay out until Week 5. It was just me saying take as much time as you need.”

While Burrow is out, Trevor Siemian and Jake Browning are splitting first-team reps as they vie for Cincinnati’s No. 2 quarterback job.

Burrow also missed the 2022 preseason after undergoing an appendectomy, and with some rust apparently not knocked off, he threw four interceptions in the season opener in a home loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Burrow, 26, who guided the Bengals to the Super Bowl in his second NFL season in 2021, is also the next quarterback in line for a massive payday.

The Los Angeles Chargers recently made Justin Herbert the new highest-paid player in the NFL at $52.5 million per year (five-year extension worth $262.5 million), following extensions earlier this offseason for the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson ($260M) and the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts ($255M).

–Field Level Media