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Joe Burrow heads to the locker room with apparent leg injury (0:24)
Joe Burrow goes to the locker room after suffering an apparent leg injury in the second quarter. (0:24)
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Sep 14, 2025, 09:08 PM ET
Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow is dealing with a turf toe injury that could require surgery, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday night.
Images of Burrow's left toe injury, which he suffered in the second quarter of Sunday's 31-27 home win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, are being sent to noted foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson to be reviewed, sources told Schefter.
If surgery is deemed necessary, it is expected to sideline Burrow for approximately three months.
Burrow was hurt with 8:36 remaining in the second quarter when Jacksonville defensive end Arik Armstead sacked him. The play resulted in Burrow being under other players who had fallen on him.
Initially, Burrow was limping as he tried to walk off the field. But after a couple of steps, he went down on the turf. Burrow had a lengthy evaluation in the blue injury tent. After several minutes, he attempted to walk to the locker room. However, Burrow stopped roughly 15 feet short of the tunnel that leads beneath the stadium as he sought assistance from athletic trainers to make it back inside.
Burrow was originally listed as questionable to return before being ruled out. He never returned to the field and was in a walking boot and on crutches after the game.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor did not have additional information on the signal-caller's status.
In his place, Jake Browning led the Bengals to a comeback victory, capped by his 1-yard leap over the goal line with 18 seconds left in the game.
Burrow, the No. 1 draft pick in 2020, had season-ending injuries in 2020 (knee) and 2023 (wrist) that caused him to miss a combined 13 games. He also played through a calf injury suffered in training camp ahead of the 2023 campaign.
In 14 games without Burrow as their starting QB, the Bengals are two games under .500 and average just under 20 points per contest.
News of the injury and potential surgery saw the Bengals' odds to win the Super Bowl move from 20-1 to 30-1, per ESPN BET.
ESPN's Ben Baby contributed to this report.
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