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The NFL’s default position on short-week football is that the injury rates are no different when playing seven days apart than when playing four days apart. This overlooks an important reality. Some players who were injured on a Sunday could be ready to go the next Sunday. By Thursday, however, they’re not where they need to be physically. 49ers quarterback …

After making his return Sunday from a two-week absence due to a toe injury, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will be questionable to play Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams because of toe soreness, general manager John Lynch said Tuesday morning. “We will take every precaution to make sure Brock’s all right,” Lynch said on KNBR radio, adding …

Nick WagonerSep 26, 2025, 05:34 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 and …

CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow is officially on the other side of surgery for his grade-three turf toe injury. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Cincinnati’s star quarterback had the procedure on Friday morning, and now the recovery process begins. Reports estimate he will miss at least three months, with the hope that he could return for the final three games of the season against Miami, Arizona, and Cleveland. “Joe …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will have surgery on his injured left toe, coach Zac Taylor confirmed Monday. “We are working through the details and timelines. We will go through the week and get all the information we can,” Taylor said during an afternoon news conference. Taylor did not have a timeline for when Burrow will have surgery …

Imagn Images Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is slated for surgery on his turf toe and is expected to be sidelined for three months, CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports. Burrow suffered an injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s 31-27 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars when  Arik Armstead sacked him.  Burrow stayed on the turf for several moments before …

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will undergo surgery on his injured toe and is expected to miss at least three months, league sources told The Athletic on Monday. Burrow left Sunday’s 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second quarter and did not return. After the game, he passed through the locker room in a walking boot with crutches. Head …

CINCINNATI — Despite a wild 31-27 win featuring a touchdown in the final seconds to pull off the first 2-0 start under Zac Taylor, the Cincinnati Bengals locker room wasn’t exactly a party scene after Sunday’s bout with the Jaguars. Many answers were short, frustration was evident and all eyes were on Joe Burrow walking across the locker room with …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow left the Bengals’ locker room on crutches with a boot on his left foot after injuring his big toe during the second quarter of Cincinnati’s 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Burrow wasn’t made available for interviews after the game, and coach Zac Taylor also didn’t have an update on Burrow’s condition — …

The Bengals may be without starting quarterback Joe Burrow for several weeks. Burrow, who left today’s game against the Jaguars with a toe injury, has turf toe with torn ligaments, according to Jeremy Rauch of Fox 19. The report says the expectation is that Burrow will miss several weeks. That would be a big loss for the Bengals, who are …