It appears that Joe Burrow’s injury may have been slightly worse than reported.
Two weeks ago, the Bengals star QB came down with a calf strain in practice.
While many thought Burrow had a grade 1 calf strain, recent comments made by head coach Zac Taylor have one prominent doctor thinking that Burrow is dealing with a grade 2 strain.
Here’s what Taylor told the media on Wednesday.
“The timeline is several weeks from when I said several weeks.”
Doctor Jesse Morse, who covers the NFL for thefantasyDRS, issued his analysis on Twitter.
“Hmmm.
Translation (in my head):
He should have been feeling pretty good if it was a mild grade 1 since the injury occurred about 12 days ago. Usually they average 14-21 days.
Since Taylor said Burrow still ‘several weeks from when I said several weeks’ that means he still has a way to go.’
So this is likely closer to a grade 2 than a grade 1.
These usually take 6-8 weeks to fully heal.
The good news is that he has 4 weeks until Week 1 and I think he should be good for Week 1, assuming no setbacks beforehand.”
Hopefully Burrow is able to make it back before the start of the NFL season.
