The Cincinnati Bengals have no intention of rushing Joe Burrow back after his appendectomy, as expected.
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor met with the media on Wednesday as training camp started and revealed that Burrow had a successful procedure the day prior.
News of Burrow’s surprise surgery popped up yesterday after the quarterback had been feeling under the weather and eventually wound up with the diagnosis.
While recent examples suggest Burrow could be back very quickly, Taylor and the team aren’t putting any specific timeframe on it. He even pointed out they weren’t sure how much Burrow would actually play during the preseason anyway, per Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com:
Zac says even before the procedure they had yet to decide how much would play in the preseason.
— Geoff Hobson (@GeoffHobsonCin) July 27, 2022
ESPN’s Ben Baby captured another important point:
Zac Taylor said Joe Burrow "won't be behind the 8 ball" despite the surgery. Added that installing new concepts tends to happen toward the back end of training camp.
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) July 27, 2022
Considering Burrow hardly suited up for preseason games last year, returned early from a knee injury and had that amazing year, it’s no shock the team wasn’t going to risk him much during exhibitions anyway.
