Bengals' Burrow out several weeks due to calf strain
Joe Burrow could be at risk of missing the start of the regular season.
The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback will be sidelined for "several weeks" due to a calf strain, head coach Zac Taylor announced Friday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Burrow was carted off the practice field Thursday after suffering a non-contact injury. He initially went down grabbing the calf he has in a sleeve. Taylor suggested that the star signal-caller didn't have a calf ailment entering practice.
The 26-year-old hasn't missed any regular season games due to injury since a torn ACL limited him to only 10 appearances as a rookie in 2020. However, this is the third straight training camp in which the former No. 1 overall misses time. In 2021, he was sidelined amid his recovery from a serious knee injury. Burrow then had his appendix removed in July 2022.
The LSU product, who's been negotiating a new contract with the Bengals, is one of the NFL's premier quarterbacks. Burrow has completed 68.2% of his passes while averaging 4,766 yards and 33 touchdowns against 13 interceptions per 17 games played since entering the league.
The Bengals' quarterback depth chart also features Trevor Siemian and Jake Browning. Taylor said Friday that Cincinnati plans to add a new QB to the rotation, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
Cincy kicks off its regular season in six weeks against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 10.