Bengals QB Joe Burrow hints at return date from ruptured appendix in preseason injury update: ‘Feeling better every day’

Joe Burrow is ready for a normal off-season. His first preseason in the NFL was 2020, which was plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 he recovered from a cruciate ligament and MCL tear. In 2022, it’s coming back from an appendectomy.

For the first time since the procedure, Burrow spoke to the media and discussed his return from having his appendix removed and confirmed that his appendix had ruptured.

“It wasn’t the normal appendicitis you hear about. I didn’t really feel much. I’ve just had a check-up and had some complaints so we thought we’d get it checked out. Turns out I had it so we had to get it fixed,” Burrow said. “Obviously not the best timing, but I’m glad it happened now and not mid-year.”

Burrow had his appendix removed on July 27, and although he showed up in some surgeries, it wasn’t exactly in his usual capacity as he was driving around in golf carts and not actively participate in the exercises. He returned to practice Sunday in 7-on-7, throwing again as he began to get back on track.

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Burrow said he lost a lot of weight after the appendectomy and admitted he’s not where he was before the incident. He said he has three weeks to rebuild his strength, speed and athleticism.

“I gotta get back to those high school days when you’re trying to gain 20 pounds in a few weeks where we’re pushing down as much as we can,” Burrow said. what is he eating “All.”

Returning to the field has helped with the recovery process, Burrow said. He explained that he lost core muscles and some strength during the procedure. Given the injury to his core, Burrow said he slowly worked his way back into throwing, and if he worked his way back up too quickly, he had to compensate for the pain he was feeling with the torque in his core.

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He said while he can throw some shots in practice, he hasn’t been able to put as much power into each shot as he would like. However, he is confident that the strength will return.

“The more I did each day, the better I felt the next day, and it’s always been like that for me,” Burrow said. “So the more activity I can do, the more weights I lift and the more exercise, the better I feel.”

As the recovery process continues, Burrow said he will continue to increase his attendance at training camps. Burrow said he will return to 11-on-11s on Wednesday and expects to be back full force next week, but said he likely won’t be competing in preseason competition.

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“Of course I would have liked to do that [play in the preseason]. This whole thing kind of shook that, so I don’t expect to play in a preseason game,” Burrow said.

At this point, there should be no concern that the third-year quarterback will be ready for his team’s season-opening game against the Steelers.