Overview
- Joe Burrow practiced on Monday on a limited basis for the first time since his Sept. 14 turf toe injury against Jacksonville.
- He remains on injured reserve, but the team can activate him at any point during the 21-day window that began Monday.
- Burrow sustained a Grade 3 turf toe that required surgery on Sept. 19, with an initial recovery timeline of roughly three months.
- A December return is considered realistic by league reporting, though no official game timeline has been set by the team.
- Cincinnati is 3-6 with Joe Flacco stabilizing the offense but a struggling defense, and the upcoming slate includes at Pittsburgh, vs. New England on Nov. 23, at Baltimore on Nov. 27, with the earliest potential return pegged to Week 14 at Buffalo on Dec. 7.