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Bengals QB Joe Burrow spoke for the first time since suffering a turf-toe injury in Week 2. Burrow recalled the moment of his injury and his reaction.
“I knew it wasn’t great when it happened,” Burrow said, via Jay Morrison of SI. “I typically have a good feel for those when it’s going to be fine and when it’s not. Obviously, I was incredibly sad, disappointed, frustrated, angry — all the above. You let yourself feel sorry for yourself a little bit. It’s easy when a couple of days leading up to surgery and the couple weeks after when you can’t do much. And then it’s time to get back at it.”
As for Joe Flacco currently being their starting quarterback, Burrow said the veteran quarterback has been fun to be around.
“He’s playing great,” Burrow said. “He’s putting the ball where it needs to go. He’s been accurate with it, getting the ball out. The O-line has been playing great. We’ve been running the ball really well over these last couple of weeks. That’s been exciting to see. And, obviously, our guys on the outside are making plays like they always do. He’s fun to be around. He’s quiet sometimes. I think we have that in common. He’ll throw some off-the wall stuff out there every once in a while that I like, that makes me laugh. He’s fun to be around. I’m happy that I’ve been able to have this experience and watch him do his thing and see how he operates.”
Burrow finished the 2023 season on injured reserve after suffering a torn ligament in his wrist. He feels that his current issue is different than the one two years ago, given he still has a chance to return.
“I haven’t really been in this spot where I have been injured and still had a chance to play in the same year,” Burrow said. “I’ve been juggling the injury mindset where you kind of take a deep breath, then get back to it. Then juggling that with the idea I could potentially still play this year, and we could still be in it and all of those things. There’s been a lot going on in my mind with those things. It’s a difficult thing to juggle. Now that we are getting closer and closer, it’s more of a season mindset.”
“I think Pittsburgh’s 5-4 at this point. We play them this week. Everything is still there in front of us. It’s very rare that our division looks like this, but it does this year and so, I think we’ll be at least in it until the end.”
The Browns lost to the Jets in Week 10 and fell to 1-4...
