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The timeline was revealed one day after Burrow
went down during a training camp drill and had to be carted off
the practice field.
During a live drill, Burrow used a pump fake, tucked the ball
and started to run before coming up limping. He was already
wearing a sleeve on the calf because he experienced soreness in
that part of his leg after the first day of training camp.
While Burrow is out, Trevor Siemian and Jake Browning will split
the first-team reps as they vie for Cincinnati's No. 2
quarterback job.
In 2021, Burrow entered camp still recovering from a torn ACL
and MCL in his left knee -- not the same leg as his current
injury -- that cut short his rookie year in 2020.
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 loss
against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"Joe got more days this July than he's ever had in the NFL,"
Taylor said. "So, I feel really good about that and the progress
we've made during those July practices with Joe, and when he's
able to get back we'll be able to get the work that we need."
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. The Los Angeles Chargers this week 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 ($260M) and Philadelphia Eagles
quarterback Jalen Hurts ($255).
--Field Level Media
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