Joe Burrow investigation: NFL finds that Bengals were in full compliance of league’s injury report policy

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After a weeks-long review, the NFL found the Cincinnati Bengals were in full compliance with the league’s injury report policy in regards to quarterback Joe Burrow leading up to Cincinnati’s Week 11 game against the Ravens, a league source tells CBS Sports.

Before Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury in the game, he appeared in a video and photo wearing what appeared to be a wrap around his right hand and wrist the day before the game. Burrow was not on Cincinnati’s injury report that week. He would later say it was a compression sleeve used to help prevent swelling during flights, and that it had nothing to do with the acute wrist injury he suffered during the game.

The NFL reviewed medical records and studied practice footage from the week provided by the Bengals, who all along said and believed they were fully compliant with league rules. The NFL also interviewed relevant medical personnel and Burrow before determining the team was in compliance with the policy, according to a source.

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Author : Jonathan Jones

Publish date : 2023-12-09 18:47:32

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