(Cincinnati) Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ligament in his right wrist, the team announced Friday.
Head coach Zac Taylor said the injury would require surgery. Burrow left the Bengals’ game in the second quarter of a 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.
When Burrow attempted a pass on the sidelines, the ball slipped out of his hands as the quarterback winced in pain. He then headed to the locker room with an air of frustration.
This marks the second time in Burrow’s four-year NFL career that he has suffered a season-ending injury. He tore two ligaments in his left knee during a duel against Washington in 2020.
Burrow had completed 11 of 17 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown when he left the game. Backup Jake Browning replaced him and is expected to be the starter for the remainder of the campaign.
The Bengals are 5-5 and are coming off a second straight loss.
The NFL will investigate why the Cincinnati team did not list Burrow on the team’s injury report, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the review is not discussed publicly.
The Bengals posted and removed a video on social media in which Burrow got off the team bus with his hand inside what appeared to be a soft cast.