Bengals’ Joe Barrow says he set up a season for MVP Caliber despite prolonging wrist injuries
Cincinnati Bengals Star quarterback Joe Burrow is out of the NFL leading season with passing yards and touchdowns. He was not 100% healthy.
Among the recent appearances on Barstool Sports.Please forgive my take“Barrow, 28, was asked how his wrists have turned out during this past season after undergoing surgery to repair a cleft ligament in November 2023.
“Whenever you get ligament damage, the joint takes about two years to regain all mobility and get back everything you think you need,” he said.
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Joe Burrow will appear on the red carpet before the NFL honors at the Senger Theatre in New Orleans on Thursday. (Kirby Lee-Imagn image)
Although he was not excluded from the surgery for two years, he never “regained all mobility.” That’s what Burrow was like. Great for Bengal this season.
He finished fourth in the NFL MVP race, with the previous LSU star completing more than 70% of passing attempts despite the most passing attempts. NFL.
The two-time Pro Bowler accumulated 4,918 yards and 43 touchdowns while playing in all 17 games.
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Cincinnati Bengals AFC quarterback Joe Barrow will throw the ball as he passes the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge Test event at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida on January 30th. (Kirby Lee-Imagn image)
There were times during the season when Barrow’s surgically repaired wrists were on his throwing arms, but it didn’t feel much better.
“I feel good now. I’ve fallen a few times in a year when it wasn’t very good. I just rely on that day, but it’s finally become a good routine this year is Sunday It feels as good as possible by the time I do,” he said.
The Bengals missed the playoffs 9-8. They won the final five games of the season, but the holes are too deep to climb in time.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Barrow celebrates 17 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos, who kept their team’s slim playoff hopes alive. (image)
Barrow said it would be helpful to have an offseason where he can train and not concentrate on rehabilitation.
“It’s not just about rehabilitation or everything, I can focus on the quarterback-specific things, I can focus on how I want to exercise and make my body my own, so that’s what I’ll take my level up. I think it’s just helping out. In the year, I’m excited about it,” he said.
With Burrow having a full offseason to train, Bengals fans can get closer to perfect health, dreaming of what the franchise quarterback can do next season.
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