The league launched the investigation after Burrow tore a ligament in his right wrist during the game. They looked into whether or not Burrow should have been placed on the injury list ahead of the game. Burrow said he “felt it pop” while throwing a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon. He was visibly in pain and went to the blue medical tent as soon as he got off the field. When he returned to the sideline, he attempted to throw the ball but couldn’t.
The injury caused buzz on social media, specifically because a video showing what Burrow said was a compression sleeve on his right arm ahead of the game was deleted from Bengals’ social feeds. The video had briefly shown Burrow getting off a plane before the team’s loss to This is now the sixth game in a row the Colts will be without Brents, although he returned to practice for the first time this week. The rookie has played in 5 games total (4 starts) this season and has 24 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovered, 1 interception, and 3 pass breakups
Darrell Baker Jr. has started the last four games for Brents and has done well compared to a tumultuous beginning of the season. Since taking back over for Brents, Baker has been targeted 19 times, allowing 10 receptions (52.6%) for 112 yards (11.2 avg.), including just 35 yards after the catch, and 0 touchdowns, according to Pro Football Focus. Baker also has 4 pass breakups, is allowing a passer rating of just 79.7, and has 0 penalties.
