Joe Burrow is definitely gonna be on this week’s injury report, but the man is already shutting down any talk of him missing Sunday’s game against the Texans, despite dealing with some back tightness.
What’s Up With Burrow’s Back?
Reporters at Wednesday’s open practice session caught a glimpse of Burrow not doing a whole lot of work out there. Later, at his post-practice press conference, he confirmed it: yep, back tightness. He told everyone he wasn’t sure if there was one specific play from last Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers that caused it. He just started feeling it *after* the game was done. Plus, he’s not even sure if he’ll get any more practice reps in for the rest of the week. Not ideal, right?
Burrow’s “Ridiculous” Take
Even with the back issues and uncertain practice schedule, Burrow is absolutely not entertaining the idea of sitting out. He straight up called it “ridiculous” to think he’d need to miss Sunday’s game just to avoid making the problem worse. The guy’s got that mental toughness, saying he’s confident he can get enough “mental reps” to be fully ready for Houston, even if he can’t get on the field for full practice. Joe Flacco is the backup quarterback for Cincinnati, but it sounds like there’s zero chance they’re actually thinking about playing him in Houston.
So yeah, expect to see Burrow out there slinging it against the Texans on Sunday. The dude’s clearly got grit, but you gotta hope that back tightness doesn’t throw him off his game.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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