Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is progressing faster than expected from his injury and could return to the field sooner, potentially as early as Thanksgiving. Coach Zach Taylor provided an update on Burrow's rehab, indicating a possible return for Week 14 against the Bills. Burrow is currently of the mindset that he wants to play football for the Bengals.
Entering Week 12 with a 3–7 record and in need of a spark, the Bengals received some good news Monday.Bengals coach Zach Taylor gave an update on Burrow’s status during his press conference on Monday, one day after Cincinnati’s 34–12 loss to the Steelers.
“He did 7-on-7 last week, came out of the week feeling good. This week, the plan will be let’s get to Wednesday and see if we can work in some 11-on-11 and go from there,”. “I think before we ever do that , there’s no reason to have a discussion about . There’s steps we’ve got to follow. ... That’s getting bodies around him, seeing how he feels, how he moves.” With seven games to play, the Bengals are three games behind the AFC North-leading Steelers as well as the Jaguars , who currently hold the AFC’s final wild-card spot. Will the Bengals’ current postseason standing affect Burrow’s decision to return this season? “Right now, he’s of the mindset that he wants to play football for us,” Taylor said. “We’ll just continue to get through his rehab progression and see where that ends up before we make any decision on how we want to proceed.”to get back on the field, putting his first game back somewhere around the Bengals’ Week 16 game against the Dolphins. However, that timeline has been moved up. Last week, Cincinnati opened Burrow’s 21-day window to be activated off injured reserve. That means if he’s going to play again this season, Burrow would have to be activated off injured reserve by Dec. 1 at the latest, which would mean he’d return by Week 14 against the Bills on Dec. 7. Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer reported last week that Burrow told him he’s planning on returning around “Thanksgiving-ish,” meaning the quarterback could be on the field for the Bengals’ prime-time clash against the Ravens on Thanksgiving Day. Last week Joe Burrow told me he’s returning wayyyy sooner than was expected and gave me the timeline of “Thanksgiving-ish.” Now will start practicing on a limited basis. Absolutely unreal attack of rehab and response. At first medical people didn’t believe he’d be back before…Long story short: If Burrow is playing again this year, it will likely be in either Week 13 or Week 14.Cincinnati has seven games remaining on its 2025 schedule with four contests against teams currently with a record of .500 or better.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.
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