Joe Burrow gave the Cincinnati Bengals an MVP-caliber season in 2024, and he’d seemingly be a lock for the award if the protection was adequate to assist them win sufficient video games to make the playoffs.
Regardless of questions in regards to the well being of his wrist following final 12 months’s season-ending harm, Burrow posted profession highs throughout the board.
These included a 70.6 p.c completion proportion, 4,918 passing yards and 43 landing passes, which make a current admission much more shocking.
“Dan Orlovsky says on ‘NFL Reside’ that Bengals QB Joe Burrow advised him and Ryan Clark final evening on the Professional Bowl Video games that his wrist nonetheless impacts him and he nonetheless can’t fairly throw it like he needs to,” Austin Elmore of ESPN 1530 Cincinnati wrote on X.
.@danorlovsky7 says on NFL Reside that #Bengals QB Joe Burrow advised him and Ryan Clark final evening on the #ProBowlGames that his wrist nonetheless impacts him and he nonetheless cannot fairly throw it like he needs to.
Makes his 2024 season much more spectacular.
— Austin Elmore (@autyelmore) January 31, 2025
Given the season Burrow had, one wouldn’t count on his wrist to nonetheless be a problem, nevertheless it’s regarding that this downside persists after surgical procedure and with a lot time having handed because the harm.
He talked about that issues weren’t one hundred pc earlier than the season, nevertheless it didn’t look that manner when he was throwing a number of touchdowns weekly, so followers merely should hope it doesn’t worsen.
Burrow has loads of time earlier than subsequent season begins, so the hope is that he can both proceed rehab or probably have one other surgical procedure if there’s one thing that may be mounted.
No person needs to listen to that their franchise quarterback is fighting a continual harm that reveals no indicators of enchancment.
