Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is expected to miss at least three months with a turf toe injury.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is expected to miss at least three months with a turf toe injury.Kareem Elgazzar/Associated Press
CINCINNATI — The Bengals placed quarterback Joe Burrow on injured reserve Tuesday after he suffered a turf toe injury during the first half of Sunday’s 31-27 victory over the Jaguars.
Burrow is expected to be out at least three months because of the injury to his left foot. A timeline for surgery and rehabilitation has not been announced by the team.
Jake Browning will take over as Cincinnati’s starting QB beginning with this week’s game at Minnesota as the Bengals look to go 3-0 for the first time since 2015.
Browning went 4-3 as the Bengals’ starter in the final seven games of the 2023 season after Burrow was sidelined with a right wrist injury.
Brett Rypien will be Browning’s backup after he was signed off the practice squad. Rypien played in 10 games for the Broncos and Rams from 2020-23 with four starts.
The Bengals also signed Mike White and Sean Clifford to the practice squad.
White has played in 15 games with seven starts in previous stops with the Cowboys, Jets, Dolphins, and Bills. Clifford is a Cincinnati native who spent the last two seasons with the Packers. Clifford played in two games in 2023 and was on the practice squad last year.