Bengals' Burrow carted off practice field due to calf injury
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field on Thursday after suffering a calf injury, head coach Zac Taylor said, according to Joe Danneman of FOX19.
Burrow initially went down grabbing the calf he has in a sleeve. The star passer sustained the non-contact injury while rolling out of the pocket and sprinting to his right.
Joe Burrow pulls up with a lower right leg injury. pic.twitter.com/XTDHwG7klD
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) July 27, 2023
Taylor suggested that Burrow didn't have a calf injury entering Thursday's practice.
"I think a lot of guys after the first day (at training camp) had some soreness, and that's it," Taylor said. "I know for the first practice he felt good."
The Bengals hinted that Burrow dodged a serious injury with a humorous tweet Friday.
Everyone, please stop calling and offering us your calf muscles... it doesn't work like that!
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) July 28, 2023
Joey will be back.
A torn ACL limited Burrow to only 10 appearances as a rookie in 2020, but the former first overall pick hasn't missed an official game due to injury since then. He hasn't posted extended preseason action since entering the NFL, though.
Joe Burrow told reporters yesterday he was looking forward to extended preseason action for the first time:
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 27, 2023
2020: COVID, no games
2021: Returning from ACL, 3 snaps
2022: Appendix rupture, no action
2023: Calf strain, ???
The LSU product finished fourth for the MVP award last year and has established himself as one of football's elite quarterbacks. Burrow completed 68.3% of his passes for 4,475 yards and 35 touchdowns against 12 interceptions in 2022 en route to leading the Bengals to the AFC title game for the second straight season.
With Burrow under center, the Bengals reached Super Bowl LVI but fell short against the Los Angeles Rams.