Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow is coming off a season wherein he led the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns — and he wasn’t 100% wholesome.
Throughout a latest look on Barstool Sports activities’ “Pardon My Take,” Burrow, 28, was requested how his wrist was throughout this previous season after having surgical procedure on it in November 2023 to restore a torn ligament.
“At any time when you may have a ligament damage, your joint goes to take round two years to get all of the mobility again and every thing that you just really feel such as you want,” he mentioned.
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Joe Burrow seems on the pink carpet earlier than NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans on Thursday. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Photographs)
Regardless of not being two years faraway from the surgical procedure and never having “all of the mobility again,” Burrow was improbable for the Bengals this season.
He completed fourth within the NFL MVP race, with the previous LSU star finishing over 70% of his passing makes an attempt regardless of having essentially the most move makes an attempt in the NFL.
The 2-time Professional Bowler amassed 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdowns whereas taking part in in all 17 video games.
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AFC quarterback Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals throws the ball through the Passing the Check occasion of the Professional Bowl Expertise Problem at Nicholson Fieldhouse on the College of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 30. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Photographs)
There have been instances through the season when Burrow’s surgically repaired wrist, which is on his throwing arm, didn’t really feel so good.
“It feels good proper now, there have been a pair instances I fell on it through the yr it didn’t fairly really feel nearly as good, I might say. Sort of simply relying on the day, however we bought into routine on the finish of the yr to really feel nearly as good as I may by Sunday,” he mentioned.
The Bengals narrowly missed the playoffs at 9-8. They gained their final 5 video games of the season, however dug themselves too deep of a gap to climb out in time.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates a Week 17 extra time win over the Denver Broncos that stored his crew’s slim playoff hopes alive. (IMAGN)
Burrow mentioned having an offseason the place he can practice and never deal with rehab might be useful.
“I feel that’ll simply assist me degree up much more as a result of I’m not going to be centered on rehab and every thing, I can simply deal with quarterback-specific issues, figuring out, getting my physique the way in which that I wish to for the yr. So, I’m enthusiastic about that,” he mentioned.
With Burrow having a full offseason to coach, Bengals followers can solely dream of what their franchise quarterback can do subsequent season whereas being nearer to completely wholesome.
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