Bengals: ‘See ya next year,’ injured Burrow tweets after being carted off field
LANDOVER, MD.— Joe Burrow couldn’t put any weight on his left leg as he was helped onto a cart. Cincinnati 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 completed 264 of 404 passes for 2,688 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games. He had 203 yards and a TD pass in putting Cincinnati 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 receiver Terry McLaurin, who played with Burrow at Ohio State. “One thing I do know about Joe, he’s a resilient guy. I’m praying for him.”
Not long after Burrow was taken off, the team ruled him out with a left knee injury, pressing 2019 fourth-round pick Ryan Finley into duty. Finley finished 3-of-10 for 30 yards and an interception in the final minutes that ended a long-shot comeback bid.
“I’ve got to be ready,” Finley said. “That’s my role. I’ve got a week to get a lot better.”