The Cincinnati Bengals official Twitter account offered a humorous, promising update on quarterback Joe Burrow on Friday morning.
The former No. 1 overall pick went down and was carted off the practice field on Thursday afternoon after suffering a right calf injury.
Everyone, please stop calling and offering us your calf muscles... it doesn't work like that!
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) July 28, 2023
Joey will be back.
While no official diagnosis has been made yet, "Who Dey Nation" can at least take some solace in reading the four words "Joey will be back."
If there's any silver lining to Burrow's injury, it's that it happened during the early stages of training camp and with Week 1 of the regular season still over six weeks away. The Bengals will open the 2023 campaign on Sept. 10 on the road against the Cleveland Browns.
Ironically, Thursday isn't the first time that the former Heisman Trophy winner has suffered a training camp injury or issue in July.
July 26, 2022: Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow had an appendectomy.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023: Burrow carted off the practice field with what Bengals’ HC Zac Taylor called a calf injury.
This was set to be Joe Burrow's first NFL training camp without complication.
— Paxton Boyd (@paxton) July 27, 2023
2020: COVID-19
2021: Recovery from ACL surgery
2022: Recovery from Adenectomy
Now, in 2023: a calf issue.
Burrow played 10 games during his 2020 rookie season before suffering a torn ACL and MCL in Week 11, prematurely ending his year. He returned for a full 2021 season and played in all 16 of the team's contests during the 2022 campaign as well.
The 26-year-old did, however, miss nearly one month of training camp last summer due to his appendectomy.
Burrow made his first Pro Bowl last season and finished fourth in the MVP voting after setting career highs in completions (414), passing touchdowns (35), rushing yards (257) and rushing touchdowns (five).
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