The million greenback query — or must we are saying $275 million query — is whether or not Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will play games on Monday night time towards the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL’s highest-paid participant irritated a coaching camp calf shock within the Age 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

As of Saturday, the staff are designating Burrow as questionable towards the Rams, Zac Taylor mentioned. Alternatively, the pinnacle educator additionally made unclouded it might be “doubtful” Burrow can be lively if he doesn’t get started.

The preliminary shock brought about him to leave out a presen of coaching camp and he seemed in ache and limping on the finish of the Bengals’ house loss on Sunday.

Cincinnati is 0-2 to start out the season and Burrow has been a ways from the Tremendous Bowl-caliber participant we’ve obvious in years era.

The Bengals aren’t giving residue away on whether or not he’s going to play games and presen Burrow will most likely wish to be in the market to backup the staff win, they’re going to must come to a decision if his calf is in a position for high day.

Burrow has no longer tipped his hand both method and has left the door perceptible, announcing (in step with The Athletic) “Feeling better. Not as sore. Time heals. So we’ll see.”

The 26-year-old didn’t apply on Thursday and was once a restricted player on Friday.

If you’ll his teammates for perception on whether or not he’s going to whip the ground, you’ll no longer get a certain resolution from them both.

When talking to the median following Friday’s apply consultation, huge receiver Ja’Marr Chase discussed that Burrow “didn’t really throw too many balls today.”

Chase had a dry stance at the condition and does no longer imagine his quarterback must play games except he’s absolutely wholesome.

“I told him back then, don’t play until you’re 100 percent ready to play, so I don’t know what he’s doing,” he mentioned, including that he doubts that Burrow was once one hundred pc.

When requested if he thinks Burrow will play games, Chase mentioned: “If I had to guess I’m saying no. I’m saying no because I’ve told him no. My answer never changed from this.”

If Burrow does no longer play games, Chase mentioned the winless Bengals can be dealing with “100 percent adversity. It’s stuff we never dealt with and it’s not preseason so it actually counts, so it’s definitely adversity.”

Broad receiver Tyler Boyd, at the alternative hand, says his prediction is that Burrow will play games. 

“I know he’s taking it day by day. He looked good to me, he always looks good to me whether he’s hurting or not,” Boyd mentioned. “But I don’t want him to go out there if he’s not 100 percent. But at the end of the day we gotta go with who we can play with, if it’s not him then I’m sure Jake can lead us to the promise land.”

Via two video games, Burrow has 304 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and a of completion proportion 56.9.