CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he felt his wrist "pop" when he talked about his season-ending injury.
Burrow tore a ligament in his wrist during the Bengals' Thursday Night Football game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Burrow said he didn't realize what the injury was and intended to tape it up and continue playing at first. He said the injury happened on a play from Ravens DL Jadaveon Clowney, which he didn't even realize until he saw the film.
On the next play, Burrow threw a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon and said he "felt it pop." He was visibly in pain and went to the blue medical tent as soon as he got off the field. When he returned to the sideline, he attempted to throw the ball but was not able to.
Burrow said it's likely he'll have surgery.
Burrow said this is "nothing new" for him, but said it's "obviously disappointing."
The QB has been riddled with injuries in his career. This season he's been dealing with a calf strain that impacted him for multiple games. During the 2020-2021 season, Burrow tore his ACL and MCL, which ended his season then.
"(I've) been threw it before, just gotta grind it out," Burrow said.
Burrow said he plans to treat the injury like anything else, saying "that's all you can do."
In Burrow's absence, backup Jake Browning will start for the Bengals. Browning finished out the second half of the Bengals-Ravens game Thursday.
"Jake's gonna play great... he's gonna continue to get better and better," Burrow said.
Burrow's wrist was notably covered in some sort of sleeve or brace when the Bengals arrived in Baltimore Wednesday. Burrow said he was simply wearing a compression sleeve on his wrist — something he's said he's down multiple times before.
Lots of talk about a deleted #Bengals post, which showed Joe Burrow wearing some type of brace or sleeve on his right wrist.
— Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) November 16, 2023
🎥 Here’s video of Burrow getting off the team bus in Baltimore.
Not a perfectly clear shot, but you can definitely see it on his hand.@WCPO pic.twitter.com/XcqX6oMODA
The video sparked concern that Burrow may have been injured before the Ravens game but wasn't listed on the team's injury report. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that the NFL is investigating the Bengals as to whether or not they didn't disclose an injury to Burrow before the game.
The NFL is investigating why the Bengals did not list QB Joe Burrow on their injury report when the team posted a picture of him wearing a device on his wrist Wednesday night and he appeared to be hampered by the injury early in the Thursday night game that he later left, the… pic.twitter.com/xba8URiWri
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 17, 2023
