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Burrow has toe surgery; out 3 months, sources say

  • Ben BabySep 19, 2025, 01:48 PM ET

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      Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow underwent successful surgery Friday to repair a turf toe injury on his left foot, according to coach Zac Taylor.

While Taylor did not offer an official timeline, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Burrow is expected to miss a minimum of three months.

“There’s no reason to give a timeline,” Taylor said after Friday’s practice. “We don’t have a timeline. Now he’s just in recovery and we’ll go from there.”

Burrow had the procedure at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama, according to a team source.

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