It certainly feels like the Bengals and Joe Burrow can't catch a break. There was the knee surgery during his rookie season that robbed him of six games. And the wrist injury in 2023 that cost him seven more. Even his track record in the lead-up to previous seasons feels like the football gods are conspiring against him.

In July 2022, Burrow had an emergency appendectomy, the recovery was longer than expected, and the team started the season 0-2, in part because he wasn't quite himself. Twelve months later, Burrow was sidelined by a calf strain and the Bengals again got off to an 0-2 start.

After a quiet preseason for Burrow ahead of the 2025 season, the Bengals currently find themselves at 2-0 and atop the AFC North. But another Burrow injury -- this time turf toe that will likely k

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