Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow is coping with a turf toe damage that would require surgical procedure, sources informed ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday night time.
Pictures of Burrow's left toe damage, which he suffered within the second quarter of Sunday's 31-27 house win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, are being despatched to famous foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson to be reviewed, sources informed Schefter.
If surgical procedure is deemed mandatory, it's anticipated to sideline Burrow for roughly three months.
Burrow was harm with 8:36 remaining within the second quarter when Jacksonville defensive finish Arik Armstead sacked him. The play resulted in Burrow being underneath different gamers who had fallen on him.
Initially, Burrow was limping as he tried to stroll off the sector. However after a few steps, he went down on the turf. Burrow had a prolonged analysis within the blue damage tent. After a number of minutes, he tried to stroll to the locker room. Nonetheless, Burrow stopped roughly 15 ft in need of the tunnel that leads beneath the stadium as he sought help from athletic trainers to make it again inside.
Burrow was initially listed as questionable to return earlier than being dominated out. He by no means returned to the sector and was in a strolling boot and on crutches after the sport.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor didn't have extra info on the signal-caller's standing.
In his place, Jake Browning led the Bengals to a comeback victory, capped by his 1-yard leap over the purpose line with 18 seconds left within the recreation.
Burrow, the No. 1 draft decide in 2020, had season-ending accidents in 2020 (knee) and 2023 (wrist) that induced him to overlook a mixed 13 video games. He additionally performed by a calf damage suffered in coaching camp forward of the 2023 marketing campaign.
In 14 video games with out Burrow as their beginning QB, the Bengals are two video games underneath .500 and common just below 20 factors per contest.
Information of the damage and potential surgical procedure noticed the Bengals' odds to win the Tremendous Bowl transfer from 20-1 to 30-1, per ESPN BET.
ESPN's Ben Child contributed to this report.
