Zac Taylor Announces Bengals’ Injury Update After Affirming Stance Against Joe Burrow Zac Taylor in Cincinnati’s story often feels like the narrator trying to keep his hero alive for the final act. Wh

The greatest NFL paradox? A franchise quarterback’s instinct to conquer versus a coach’s primal urge to protect him. For Cincinnati , this tension isn’t theoretical—it’s woven into the DNA of the Zac Taylor– Joe Burrow era. One man (Burrow) carries the scars of 196 career sacks; the other (Taylor) carries the weight of a city’s Super Bowl dreams.

“Do I love seeing that? No,” Taylor admitted after Burrow’s adrenaline-fueled scramble-turned-17-yard-sack in Monday’s preseason bout against Washington. “At the same time, he’s learning what he can and can’t do. That’s why he’s playing in the preseason. To feel what it’s like in a game.” But it all came after the injury setback.

The admission was vintage Taylor: pragmatic yet paternal. It framed his post-game injury updates—OG Luc