The Cincinnati Bengals got a huge surprise on Monday with the return of Joe Burrow to practice. Burrow had been sidelined since Sept. 14 when he suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury during the first half of a 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The superstar quarterback, who underwent surgery on Sept. 19, has missed a total of seven games since being placed on injured reserve and Cincinnati has gone 1-6 in those games. However, his stint on IR will soon be ending because the Bengals have activated his 21-day practice window. What that means is that Burrow can practice from now until Dec. 1 without counting against the team’s 53-man roster.
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Once Dec. 1 hits, the Bengals will have to make decision about moving him to the active roster. They can add him to the roster at any point before Dec. 1, but if he hasn’t been activated by then, then he’ll be out for the rest of the season.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at when Burrow might return.
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Although Burrow is practicing this week, he definitely won’t be on the field for this AFC North showdown. Zac Taylor made that very clear during his press conference on Monday.
“We’re not looking at him playing Sunday,” Taylor said of Burrow. “He’s got the 21-day window that we’ve activated, so the timeline will be beyond this week.”
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