Joe Burrow seems to be trending within the correct course as he rehabs from his calf trauma.

The superstar quarterback had a throwing consultation and used to be working across the grassland at Paycor Stadium forward of the Cincinnati Bengals’ preseason recreation towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Friday. That’s simply a part of the method for Burrow to go back, in line with Bengals mentor Zac Taylor. 

“I think things are good and he’s progressing as he should,” Taylor instructed journalists following Friday’s recreation.

Burrow’s throwing consultation on Friday marked his first exercise since he suffered a proper calf pressure at one of the vital Bengals’ first practices of coaching camp on July 27. The 26-year-old gave the look to be in a just right quantity of ache when he went ill that occasion, hobbling as he handled the non-contact trauma ahead of being carted off. 

Taylor and the Bengals had been quite unclear about Burrow’s trauma since he went ill. A occasion later Burrow suffered the calf pressure, Taylor instructed journalists that Burrow would omit “several weeks.” He reiterated that sentiment on Wednesday.

“The timeline [for Burrow’s return] is several weeks from when I said several weeks,” Taylor stated. 

Burrow attended Wednesday’s joint observe with the Packers, his first such look because the trauma. He used to be only a spectator that occasion, however Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan used to be satisfied to peer him out at the grassland.

“He’s been rehabbing quite a bit,” Callahan instructed journalists Wednesday. “He’s doing a good job and to have him out at practice is always beneficial. Guys like seeing him, too. I think you saw everybody excited to have him out, standing around watching.”

Burrow persevered his spectator condition when the Bengals’ preseason recreation towards the Packers kicked off on Friday. However that used to be already anticipated to occur, irrespective of his trauma condition, as Cincinnati didn’t play games its starters within the 36-19 loss. 

Bengals superstar receiver Ja’Marr Chase just lately instructed the NFL Community that he’d be OK with Burrow lacking no longer simply the extra of the preseason, but in addition the primary few weeks of the familiar season, too.

“I just want him to be 100 percent healthy to play,” Chase instructed journalists in a follow-up on Sunday. “I don’t want him rushing nothing, I don’t want people in his ear telling him to play at a certain time. I just want him to be healthy.”

The 2023 season is shaping as much as be an notable one for the Bengals. Cincinnati has reached the AFC Championship Sport in every of the closing two seasons, profitable it in 2021 ahead of shedding to the Rams within the Tremendous Bowl. They misplaced to Kansas Town in closing season’s AFC identify recreation.

As well as, Burrow’s rookie pledge is near to expiring. He’s coming into the penultimate 12 months of his first pledge, which will pay quarterbacks at a far less expensive fee than veteran initiation quarterbacks. As Burrow’s trade in is up following the 2024 season, he and the Bengals have been reportedly in discussions over a brandnew trade in that some imagine might be the most important in NFL historical past. 

For now, the Bengals have their seeing on completing the preseason. They’ve two extra exhibition video games ahead of opening the season on Sep. 10 towards the Cleveland Browns.

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