Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a gruesome injury on Thursday Night Football. Burrow grimaced and squeezed his hand in pain after throwing a touchdown pass to running back Joe Mixon in the first half. He was then evaluated in the blue medical tent, and eventually taken to the locker room. He was officially ruled out for the rest of the game for what is to be believed a sprained wrist according to head coach Zac Taylor.
#Bengals HC Zac Taylor says QB Joe Burrow sprained his wrist. pic.twitter.com/Kuflzh5cg9
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 17, 2023
Cincinnati Bengals Fans React
Bengals fans reacted harshly on Twitter to the injury because of a video that came out before the game of Burrow reportedly wearing a brace on his wrist, causing speculation of his status going into the game. After he suffered an injury to the same wrist, it looked as if the team was hiding his injury so that he could play, which is against the rules.
The #Bengals are about to receive a big PUNISHMENT from the #NFL for NOT adding Joe Burrow to the injury report this week, despite clearly being injured. pic.twitter.com/uCHASN7rCB
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 17, 2023
As a fan of the sport, the last thing you want to see is more injuries. Another big blow tonight with Mark Andrews potentially out for the season, and Joe Burrow with an apparent wrist injury. Not great.
— Kylie Winfrey (@thekyliewinfrey) November 17, 2023
Hopefully Joe Burrow is okay nobody wants to see injuries 💯.
Plus he’s a Ohio boy!!!!
— JAY⏰TC (@JAYALNOCAPP) November 17, 2023
If it gets revealed that Burrow’s injury was indeed hidden, the organization could receive serious punishment for its actions. The league has not come out and given any kind of update on the situation, but they will likely do a further investigation since Burrow suffered a horrific injury to the same wrist.
Joe Burrow 2023 Struggles
The star quarterback went for 101 passing yards and a touchdown before going out of the game with the injury. He has amounted to 2,309 total passing yards and 15 touchdowns along with six interceptions on the season. Burrow has been struggling through injuries this season, and this looks like it has the potential to be the worst of them all.
Cincinnati is now 5-5 and sits at the bottom in the AFC North division after the 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football. The status of Burrow will likely be known in detail by tomorrow, in which we will find out the severity of the injury and how much time he could potentially miss.
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