Sources: Burrow could need surgery for turf toe

Star Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow is dealing with a turf toed wounded that could necessitate surgery, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Sunday night.

Images of the wounded to Burrow's near toe, which helium suffered successful the 2nd 4th of Sunday's 31-27 location triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars, are being sent to noted ft specializer Dr. Robert Anderson to beryllium reviewed, sources told Schefter.

If country is deemed necessary, it is expected to sideline Burrow for astir 3 months.

Burrow was wounded with 8:36 remaining successful the 2nd 4th erstwhile Jacksonville antiaircraft extremity Arik Armstead sacked him. The play resulted successful Burrow being nether different players who had fallen connected him.

Initially, Burrow was limping arsenic helium tried to locomotion disconnected the field. But aft a mates of steps, helium went down connected the turf. Burrow had a lengthy valuation successful the bluish wounded tent. After respective minutes, helium attempted to locomotion backmost into the locker room. However, Burrow stopped astir 15 feet abbreviated of the passageway that leads beneath the stadium arsenic helium sought assistance from diversion trainers to marque it backmost inside.

Burrow was initially listed arsenic questionable to instrumentality earlier helium was ruled out. He ne'er returned to the tract and was successful a walking footwear and connected crutches aft the game.

Coach Zac Taylor did not person immoderate further accusation connected the QB's status.

In his place, backup Jake Browning led the Bengals to a comeback victory, capped by his 1-yard leap implicit the extremity enactment with 18 seconds left.

ESPN's Ben Baby contributed to this report.