Cincinnati Bengals Star Quarterback Joe Burrow comes from a season in which he led the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns – and he was not 100% healthy.
During a recent performance at Barstool Sports ”Don’t blame me“Burrow, 28, was asked what his wrist was last season after having operated on it in November 2023 to restore a torn ligament.
“When you have a ligament injury, your joint will take about two years to get all the mobility back and everything you feel as you need,” he said.
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Joe Burrow appears on Thursday on the red carpet for NFL in Saenger Theater in New Orleans on Thursday. (Kirby Lee-Imagn images)
Although it is not two years away from the operation and not “all mobility back”, ” Burrow was Fantastic for the Bengal this season.
He finished fourth in the NFL MVP race, in which the former LSU star completed more than 70% of his passing attempts despite most passage attempts in The NFL.
The double Pro Bowler gained 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdowns while playing in all 17 games.
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AFC Quarterback Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals throws the ball while passing the test event of the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge in Nicholson Fieldhouse at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, on January 30. (Kirby Lee-Imagn images)
There were times during the season that Burrow’s surgically repaired wrist, which lies in his throwing arm, did not feel so good.
“It feels good now, there were a few times that I noticed during the year that it didn’t feel so good, I would say. A bit only dependent on the day, but at the end we came in a good routine of it Years to feel as good as possible for Sunday, “he said.
The Bengal missed the play-offs scary at 9-8. They won their last five games of the season, but groove themselves too deeply from a hole to climb on time.
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Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates a week 17 Overtime victory on the Denver Broncos that kept the slim play -off of his team alive. (Imagn)
Burrow said it will be useful to have a low season where he can train and cannot concentrate on rehabilitation.
“I think that will just help me to rise even more because I will not be focused on rehabilitation and everything, I can simply concentrate on Quarterback-specific things, train, get my body the way I want the year.
Because Burrow has a completely offsean to train, Bengals fans can only dream of what their franchise quarterback can do next season while they are closer to being completely healthy.
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