by: Dan Morrison 4 hours ago dan_morrison96
The Cincinnati Bengals’ season was derailed by the turf toe injury that Joe Burrow suffered in Week 2. That would later require surgery, which seemingly would sideline him for the rest of the season. However, now it looks like he could possibly return.
Burrow returned to practice on Monday. According to a report by Adam Schefter, this is going to be in a limited capacity. So, while he won’t be playing in games just yet, he is taking steps to improve.
This comes a little under two months since Joe Burrow had his surgery on the turf toe. Notably, Ian Rapoport reports that he remains on injured reserve and is having his practice window opened. That practice window opening is key. The Bengals now have 21 days to activate Burrow. That means a return to play in early December is on the table.
When Burrow initially suffered his injury, the estimate was that it would take about three months for him to recover. That was on September 14th. With Cincinnati’s first game in December coming on December 7th, it would come a little under that initial three month timeline. At the same time, his return could come even sooner than that. Jay Glazer reported that Burrow told him he’s ahead of schedule and set his timeline as being “by Thanksgiving.” That’s after many experts didn’t think he could return before the playoffs.
At the time, there was also concern that his season was over. That’s something that Adam Schefter stressed at the time.