Joe Burrow to have appendectomy, miss start of Bengals training camp
When the Cincinnati Bengals take the field for the start of training camp on Wednesday, star quarterback Joe Burrow will not be taking snaps under center. Burrow is set to undergo an appendectomy after being diagnosed with an appendicitis, multiple people familiar with the situation told the Paste BN Network. The people spoke on condition of
Burrow should be on track to return after about a week.
With Burrow out, the Bengals will turn to Brandon Allen and Jake Browning to run the offense.
The Bengals start training camp on Wednesday and won't put pads until next week. Burrow is essentially missing part of the ramp up period the NFL Players Association put in place to help protect the players as they ease into the full workload of camp. Cincinnati's rookies and quarterbacks reported for camp on Saturday, and Burrow was in attendance.
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