Injury likely ends season for Burrow
Joe Burrow couldn’t put any weight on his left leg as he was helped onto a cart. Bengals teammates and Washington opponents flooded over to show support before he was driven off.
A knee injury to the No. 1 pick and franchise quarterback not only contributed to the Bengals’ 20-9 loss Sunday but derailed their season built around giving Burrow as many snaps as possible.
“Thanks for all the love,” Burrow tweeted. “Can’t get rid of me that easy. See ya next year.”
If that’s indeed it for Burrow’s rookie season, he was 264 of 404 for 2,688 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games. He had 203 yards and a TD pass in putting the Bengals ahead of Washington before getting hurt.
“The players have responded to him, the coaches have responded to him, the city has responded to him and all that is equally as important,” coach Zac Taylor said. “He energizes this team. He’s been a tremendous player, everything we’d hoped he’d be, and we’ll get him back at some point. We don’t know when that is.”
Burrow had been sacked 32 times this season, but this injury happened after he got rid of the ball. Washington linemen Montez Sweat and Jonathan Allen hit Burrow high and low, and the QB’s left leg bent the wrong way.
“Seeing that sucks, especially when you know the person,” said Washington WR Terry McLaurin, who played with Burrow at Ohio State. “One thing I know about Joe, he’s a resilient guy. I’m praying for him. He’s a guy that when he gets knocked down, he comes back stronger.”
Burrow, who the Heisman Tropy last year while leading LSU to the national championship, had been a bright spot Sunday and all season for the Bengals and the NFL.