The Cincinnati Bengals are without their franchise quarterback Joe Burrow for practice on Tuesday. Burrow, who is still coming back from a brutal and rare wrist injury, is taking his time in coming back from injury. While Burrow was spotted at the facilities, he is still apparently not practice ready to join the team just yet.
Joe Burrow A No Show At Tuesday Practice
Burrow will not be practicing with the team in the near future as well according to reports. However, Bengals Talk’s James Rapien said that Burrow will be at the facility every day working on coming back from the wrist surgery he had earlier in the off season.
The former No. 1 overall pick has been doing some workouts with the team recently, and his absence may just be cautionary as Burrow comes back from a rare injury that football players have never really seen before.
Head coach Zac Taylor will give updates today on the team and Burrow specifically when he speaks to the media, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. While Burrow will not be at practice, backup Jake Browning will work with the first team. Browning was a very solid backup last season in Burrows time on the bench, but the moment that Burrow is ready for the first team reps, we should see him practicing with the starters.
Burrow has not only been rehabbing his wrist, but he has also gained some significant weight ahead of the 2024 season in hopes that that will help him stay healthy for the grueling 17 game season.
“I’m eating more, I’m more dialed as far as nutrition and food schedule and eating when I need to so that’s been a big area of emphasis for me and I’ve seen the results,” Burrow said, via Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.
“We’re bigger. Definitely bigger. We’ll see where I’m at at the end of the offseason. I feel good about where my body is right now. I’m going to continue to get stronger and bigger throughout the offseason and just play it by ear, depending on how I feel.”
Burrow has always gone deep into the playoffs when he is healthy at the end of the season, so the Bengals will not rush their star back at all. It will be great to see Burrow remain healthy all year as he is a special player and makes the NFL better.
While the Bengals will have a very tough schedule this year, they have all the pieces to finally bring the Super Bowl trophy to Cincinnati.
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