Bengals not ruling out Burrow return later in '25

CINCINNATI -- There's inactive anticipation that Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow could perchance play again this season.

On Wednesday, Bengals manager Zac Taylor didn't destruct the anticipation of Burrow suiting up for the squad aboriginal successful the season. Burrow was officially placed connected injured reserve Tuesday and is expected to miss 3 months pursuing country to repair a turf toed wounded helium suffered connected Sept. 14.

But Taylor was precise steadfast successful saying helium hadn't unopen the doorway connected Burrow returning to the progressive roster pursuing his mandated minimum absence.

"At slightest the adjacent 4 weeks," Taylor said, referencing the clip connected the injured reserve list. "That's the champion I tin springiness you."

As of Wednesday afternoon, Taylor did not person a timetable connected erstwhile Burrow was going to person country to repair the turf toed successful his near foot.

Burrow was injured successful the archetypal fractional of the team's 31-27 triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jake Browning volition beryllium the starting backmost for the Bengals' crippled this week against the Minnesota Vikings.

Cincinnati is looking for its archetypal 3-0 commencement since 2015.

"These guys person a batch of assurance successful themselves and each other, a batch of assurance successful Jake," Taylor said. "Our absorption close present is being 3 and oh."