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Burrow had to be carted off the field at
Bengals training camp with the injury. During a live drill,
Burrow used a pump fake, tucked the ball and started to run
before coming up limping.
Burrow was already wearing a sleeve on the calf because he
experienced soreness in that part of his leg after the first day
of practice, coach Zac Taylor told reporters.
"I mean, I think all the guys after the first day had some
soreness," Taylor said.
It is not the same leg that Burrow injured three months into his
rookie year in 2020, when he tore the ACL in his left knee.
Burrow also missed the 2022 preseason after undergoing an
appendectomy, and with some rust apparently not knocked off, he
threw four interceptions in the season opener in a home oss
against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Burrow, who guided the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance in his
second NFL season in 2021, is also the next quarterback in line
for a massive payday. On Tuesday the Los Angeles Chargers made
Justin Herbert the new highest-paid player in the NFL at $52.5
million per year (five-year extension worth $262.5 million),
following extensions earlier this offseason for Baltimore Ravens
quarterback Lamar Jackson and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
Jalen Hurts.
Burrow and Herbert were part of the same draft class in 2020.
Burrow and the Bengals have been reportedly negotiating a
contract extension.
--Field Level Media
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