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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has officially been placed on injury reserve after suffering a toe injury during their Week Two game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Burrow could miss three months if surgery is needed on his toe. Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported that Burrow suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury.
The #Bengals have now placed QB Joe Burrow on injured reserve and signed QB Brett Rypien to their active roster.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2025
The injury occurred around the midpoint of the second quarter. Burrow was sacked awkwardly by his foot on the play, with that being the second sack he’d taken after being harassed consistently through the first half of the game. He’d go into the injury tent before hitting the locker room before halftime and eventually getting the turf toe diagnosis.
“ Joe Burrow needs toe surgery,” Schefter said on Monday. “He is out a minimum of toe surgery. It is official, he is going to have that toe surgery, and he is going to be lost. Now, the question will be whether he’ll be back this season, but there’s a real possibility that Joe Burrow has played his last down this season for the Bengals.”
“He’s obviously going to want to try and come back early and sooner. But that is going to be challenging to do. He needs the surgery. It is official. He’s going to be out. The Bengals’ season has been remade and he’s going to be lost for an indefinite period here.”