Caleb Harris
Cincinnati fans breathed a sigh of relief upon learning why Joe Burrow wasn’t on the field at the start of the third and final week of the Bengals’ OTAs.
After the session, coach Zac Taylor said he gave Burrow a scheduled day off. Taylor said Burrow — who had season-ending wrist surgery last November — is scheduled to have one day off a week so he doesn’t push himself too hard.
“Sometimes players try hard because they’re professional athletes, and that’s their mentality and that’s what makes Joe so great.” Taylor said Tuesday. “It’s my job as head coach to make some decisions that are helpful there.”
Taylor said Burrow was receptive when told he was on leave.
“He knows when it’s time to argue and [when] It’s not,” Taylor said. “I think he knows we’re doing the right thing.”
Burrow regularly participated in the team’s voluntary workouts before Tuesday. He spoke openly about the recovery process during the first week of OTAs.
“The wrist has good days and bad days, just like the knee,” Burrow said at the time, via Atlético. “It’s still pretty early, we still have a ways to go until the season, so let’s make sure we take the breaks we need. We’ll be smart about it, but on the days I’m feeling good, let’s go.”
The 2023 season was the second time Burrow was unable to complete a campaign. He missed the final seven games of his rookie season (in 2020) after tearing his ACL and ACL in his left knee. In the summer of 2022, Burrow underwent surgery after his appendix ruptured. A year later, during the opening day of Bengals training camp, Burrow suffered a calf strain that sidelined him for most of camp (and the entire preseason).
Burrow’s preseason injuries in 2022 and 2023 have led to slow starts for him and the Bengals. Cincinnati has started 0-2 in each of the last two seasons, largely because of subpar offensive play. Burrow and the Bengals rallied to get within one game of Super Bowl in 2022 and finished last year with a 9-8 record despite Burrow missing the final seven games of the season.
When healthy, Burrow has proven to be one of the NFL best defenders. He led the NFL in passing before his season-ending injury as a rookie. The following year, Burrow won Comeback Player of the Year honors by becoming the only quarterback not named Tom Brady to beat Patrick Mahomes in the playoffs. The Bengals almost defeated the Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
In 2022, Burrow was named to his first Pro Bowl and finished fourth in league MVP voting while guiding the Bengals to a second consecutive AFC Championship appearance. Burrow was playing at a high level last season before suffering a season-ending wrist injury.
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