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The Cincinnati Bengals appear to have learned their lesson after the controversy surrounding Joe Burrow’s wrist injury. The NFL has been investigating the Bengals for what appeared to be poor reporting on their franchise quarterback’s health before his 2023 season officially ended.
As the Bengals move forward with Jake Browning for the rest of the year, it seems they don’t want to tempt fate. That or they want to troll the league for what they might deem to be an overstepping evaluation of their health process. On Thursday, Cincinnati listed Browning on its injury report with a wrist ailment despite him being a full practice participant.
Hmm, that seems a little too convenient after what transpired with Burrow:
The #Bengals added QB Jake Browning to the injury report with a wrist injury, though he was a full participant at practice today. pic.twitter.com/UcD8yrHdjj
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 30, 2023
All of this could just be a complete coincidence, with the Bengals doing their due diligence with injury reports. But NFL fans thought differently of this franchise’s intent, given all the hoopla around Burrow.
Not taking any chances this time https://t.co/9ZLcH2KxGo
— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@PFF_Brad) December 1, 2023
Welp, that settles it. We can stop accusing the Bengals of not properly reporting QB Wrist injuries. Bunch of rule followers up there in Cincy https://t.co/u6MYGrv3pK
— Kevin McLaughlin (@kmicktiger22) November 30, 2023
“See? We do this stuff correctly!” https://t.co/YFG3jYyCii
— Cashman’s Burner (@Mark_Trova) December 1, 2023
wonder why they did that https://t.co/2q9PNNVzAJ
— Dant (@therealDFREZZA) November 30, 2023
https://t.co/pbdKsa5Wql pic.twitter.com/b7bAMdddYv
— Ashley Davis (@AshleyDavis32) November 30, 2023
This is elite tier trolling by @Bengals https://t.co/H4TPrU0jLH
— BengalsDad (@bhoskins79) November 30, 2023
This feels like a hilarious response to the NFL investigation into whether or not Joe was hurt prior to the Ravens game. https://t.co/QAy040ya9y
— NoHo Wallace Hawkins (@DamonWHawkins) November 30, 2023
Are they trolling? https://t.co/3lVfjduVNN
— michelle 🐅 (@cincymichey) November 30, 2023
They are 100% trolling lol https://t.co/6JmqiF3Lkx
— Kyle (@bengalsordie) November 30, 2023