Bengals' Joe Burrow throws NFL future into flux with concerning comments

Cincinnati Bengals prima Joe Burrow made concerning comments astir his semipermanent committedness to playing nonrecreational shot connected Wednesday astatine his media availability.

Burrow entered the league successful 2020, but has been done a ton of injuries during his budding career. He tore his ACL and MCL successful his near genu during his rookie season, helium suffered a torn ligament successful his close wrist successful 2023 and missed respective games this play with a turf toed injury.

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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow throws a walk during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

When Burrow is healthy, the Bengals are a playoff contender and Burrow is an MVP candidate. When he’s not, they’re a bottom-tier team.

The erstwhile LSU standout was asked whether his latest wounded changed the mode helium viewed the game.

"It surely doesn’t alteration my tendency to win. If I wanna support doing this, I person to person amusive doing it," helium said. "I’ve been done a batch and if it’s not fun, what americium I doing it for? So, that’s the mindset I’m trying to bring to the table."

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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow speaks during a quality league aft an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, successful Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Burrow added that his mindset present was based connected a reflection astir his career.

"I’m not definite determination was a singular infinitesimal oregon time," helium said. "It’s reflection connected a batch of things that I’ve done and been done successful my career. I deliberation I’ve been done much than astir and it’s surely not casual connected the encephalon oregon the body. So, conscionable trying to person amusive doing it again."

Former Indianapolis Colts prima Andrew Luck was a promising prima successful the NFL earlier injuries took a toll connected his assemblage and led to his abrupt retirement.

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Burrow, 29, has played successful 73 games and has thrown for 19,735 yards and 148 touchdown passes.

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