After finishing with a record of 12-4 and winning the AFC North, the Cincinnati Bengals’ 2023 season was halted by the injury of their key player Joe Burrow. Burrow hurt himself during practice, but many of the team members at the time, including his friend Ja’Marr Chase, thought it was insignificant.
However, there were grounds for concern because the players’ rehabilitation was not making news. Although the head coach had planned for him to miss a few days, he was recently sighted at the teams’ practice camp, indicating a speedy return to the field.
Joe Burrow was spotted at Bengals practice, doing field running
After almost two weeks since the injury, Joe seemed to have enjoyed riding a golf cart to the Bengals’ practice grounds. The 26-year-old appeared to be moving around in all-black clothing as his right leg was covered by a compression sleeve.
The Cincinnati Bengals player injured his calf during a recent workout. He received prompt attention from the team’s medical professionals before being taken away. Although the extent of the injury was unknown, head coach Zac Taylor stated that he was going to stay out for “several weeks”.
Video: #Bengals QB Joe Burrow throwing without a leg sleeve on, via @MarkVSlaughter
Looks like he's making some progress from his calf injury.pic.twitter.com/Kk5OnwUOah
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 11, 2023
“The timeline is several weeks from when I said several weeks. So we’ll just let that play out,” Taylor said.
To avoid dealing with the injuries during the regular season games, his teammate Chase also wanted him to miss the team’s opening week game.
Bengals fans may breathe easy after Joe Burrow’s significant progress
Burrow’s injury is considered a major calamity for his squad in terms of their starting position. But it unfolded the opportunity for the Bengals quarterback Jake Browning, who began and completed the first half of the game in their Friday match against the Green Bay Packers. Eventually, the Packers turned over the Bengals, winning 36-19 at Paycor Stadium.
The defeat serves as just another reminder to Cincy supporters of Joe’s value to the squad. The fans, therefore, should find some comfort after watching him in the practice session. According to reports, the Bengals star demonstrated his readiness for the field by throwing deep balls 50 yards down the field.
He’s sprinting and throwing 50 yard passes. He’s made significant progress
— Parody Britt (@VonnParody) August 11, 2023
Although coach Taylor reaffirmed at the news conference prior to practice that there is no update, it appeared during the practice that he is developing very quickly.
Yea he’s gone be there week 1 https://t.co/qY9rF7KctE
— Depressed Harden Stan (@4pf_reg) August 11, 2023
Do you agree with Ja’Marr Chase’s request or do you also want Joe to play in the team’s first week game? Let us know what you think the comments section!
