CINCINNATI — The NFL has found that the Cincinnati Bengals complied with all injury report policies ahead of the team's Nov. 16 game against the Baltimore Ravens when Joe Burrow injured his wrist.
NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero first reported that there was no violations found.
Pelissero said the NFL reviewed medical records, studied practice video, interviewed relevant medical personnel as well as Burrow himself.
The NFL reviewed all medical records, studied practice video from the week preceding the #Bengals’ Week 10 game against Houston and the Week 11 game against Baltimore, interviewed relevant medical personnel and Joe Burrow himself before arriving at its conclusion: No violations.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 9, 2023
The league launched the investigation after Burrow tore a ligament in his right wrist during the game. They looked into whether or not Burrow should have been placed on the injury list ahead of the game.
Burrow said he "felt it pop" while throwing a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon. 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 couldn't.
The injury caused buzz on social media, specifically because a video showing what Burrow said was a compression sleeve on his right arm ahead of the game was deleted from Bengals' social feeds. The video had briefly shown Burrow getting off a plane before the team's loss to Baltimore.
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
Once the investigation began, NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Bengals turned over hours of footage to the NFL to prove Burrow was healthy prior to the game.
"According to those who have seen the footage, Burrow threw the ball normally during practice, without a brace and took all of his normal reps," Rapoport wrote. "It also includes documentation from medical personnel stating Burrow's injury was 'acute,' as Taylor has explained. It was not, the doctors say, an injury that happened over time, sources say."
Burrow underwent surgery to repair his wrist on Nov. 27. Since his season-ending injury, Burrow has consistently been on the Bengals sideline helping backup Jake Browning.
