The Cincinnati Bengals might need every second between last night’s game and their Week 12 clash vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers to get Joe Burrow back to full strength.
He suffered a wrist injury and was unable to finish the game vs. the Baltimore Ravens, but it seems like it may not have been much of a surprise for Zac Taylor and his coaching staff.
The Bengals shared a now-deleted picture on Wednesday night in which the talented QB was spotted wearing a soft cast, hinting at the possibility of an injury.
Now, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the league is investigating the matter, as the Bengals failed to include Burrow in their injury report, which would be against the league’s policy if they were aware of any potential injury.
Per Schefter, the penalties could include fines and even the loss of a pick, which obviously led to plenty of mockery by rival fans on social media.
If we needed any further proof that the game is rigged and ran by the Las Vegas books, here you go.
— Nati Sports (@Nati_Sports) November 17, 2023
Because if they did Joe Burrow wouldn’t have been cleared in one of their most important games if the year.
Investigation over.
— Jacoby (@JacobyFC) November 17, 2023
Take their first round pick away
— matt (@OCPDesigns) November 17, 2023
Fantasy managers investigating too
— Bookies.com (@bookies) November 17, 2023
That 1st round pick is as good as gone boys
— JoeRobbie (@JoeRobbie_) November 17, 2023
Truth be told, the Bengals should be punished if they, indeed, knew that Burrow was hurt and didn’t report it just for him to be cleared to play.
Granted that they couldn’t afford another setback to the Ravens and that their season was on the line, but knowingly putting your franchise player in harm’s way — or any other player — is flat-out irresponsible.
Perhaps the loss of a draft pick is a bit steep, and this might not be the first or only time a team has done something like this, but still, there should be some sort of penalty.
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