{"id":38596,"date":"2025-09-15T17:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38596"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:17:39","slug":"popular-nfl-doctor-delivers-the-cold-hard-truth-on-joe-burrows-chances-of-returning-from-injury-for-the-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38596","title":{"rendered":"Popular NFL Doctor Delivers The Cold Hard Truth On Joe Burrow\u2019s Chances Of Returning From Injury For The 2025 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0are once again facing an all-too-familiar situation regarding a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/joe-burrow\/\">Joe Burrow<\/a>\u00a0injury.<\/p>\n<p>Burrow is expected to miss at least three months of the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0season after ESPN\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/adam-schefter\/\">Adam Schefter<\/a>\u00a0reported on Monday that he will undergo surgery for his Grade 3 turf toe injury. That is just awful news for a quarterback who was expected to compete for the MVP award.<\/p>\n<p>Turf toe injuries are graded on a scale of 1-3, with three being the most severe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals-release-major-injury-update-superstar-qb-joe-burrow\/\">Burrow suffered a toe injury in the second quarter<\/a>\u00a0of the team\u2019s win over the Jaguars. He was unable to return and was seen leaving the locker room with crutches and a walking boot on his left foot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now the news has only gotten worse for him.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned pro football doctor David J. Chao reported on Joe Burrow\u2019s three-month timeline but did not give Bengals fans any hope, as his type of injury is effectively season-ending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1967606544964649409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fpopular-doctor-delivers-truth-joe-burrow-chances-of-returning-injury-2025-season%2F&amp;sessionId=4b4b77931eb13a3296c8807c053b9634284b2c76&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1967606544964649409\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-next-for-joe-burrow-and-the-bengals\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next For Joe Burrow And The Bengals?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38597\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25117739-1-768x422-1-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25117739-1-768x422-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25117739-1-768x422-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joe Burrow (Sam Greene\/The Enquirer-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burrow left Sunday\u2019s win over the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\/\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>\u00a0with a toe injury, which is severe enough that he needs surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Schefter says the injury will keep Burrow out for a \u201cminimum of three months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is the worst news possible for a team with\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0aspirations that started the year with a 2-0 record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the team, backup Jake Browning entered the game and went on to lead the Bengals to a comeback win. The team will either stay with him or possibly pursue another quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals-land-star-qb-blockbuster-trade-proposal-joe-burrow-injury\/\">trade proposal has them going after Kirk Cousins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Joe Burrow sidelined until at least December, the team has some major decisions to think about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0are once again facing an all-too-familiar situation regarding a\u00a0Joe Burrow\u00a0injury. Burrow is expected to miss at least three months of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0season after ESPN\u2019s\u00a0Adam Schefter\u00a0reported on Monday that &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38599,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38596\/revisions\/38599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}