Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor mentioned Friday that he expects star quarterback Joe Burrow to be sidelined “a number of weeks” attributable to a calf pressure.
Burrow was carted off the observe area after he got here up hobbling from a scramble on Thursday.
The 26-year-old franchise quarterback hobbled on one leg after which went to the bottom after the play close to the tip of the afternoon observe.
The Bengals open their common season on 10 September towards the Browns in Cleveland. Requested to verify whether or not Burrow can be accessible by then, Taylor mentioned: “A number of weeks is a number of weeks.”
If Burrow just isn’t match for the opener, Cincinnati’s present back-ups on the place are Trevor Siemian and Jake Browning. Each took snaps throughout Friday’s observe.
Burrow remains to be negotiating with the Bengals on a long-term contract that would make him one of many NFL’s highest-paid gamers.
He had talked Wednesday about how good he felt on the opening of camp after his first three NFL coaching camps had been disrupted and the way he hoped to play in some preseason video games.
Preseason observe was truncated in Burrow’s rookie yr in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, he was nonetheless rehabbing after knee surgical procedure the earlier December. On the primary day of camp final yr, he was stricken with appendicitis.
Taylor mentioned that he’s not involved about Burrow’s harm compromising the quarterback’s capacity to step proper in when he’s prepared.
“Joe bought extra days this July than he’s ever had within the NFL,” Taylor mentioned. “I really feel actually good about his progress.”
