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Bengals QB Joe Burrow to undergo surgery, miss at least 3 months
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will indeed undergo surgery that will sideline him for roughly three months.
ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news on Monday morning, with The Athletic's Paul Dehner Jr. writing that three months is an "optimistic timeline" for the comeback process.
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Initially, after the injury during Sunday's win over Jacksonville , reports suggested the issue might hold Burrow out for a matter of weeks.
By Sunday night, though, reports trickled out that the injury might be worse than initially reported, with the turf toe severe enough to require an operation. Three months puts Burrow roughly back in mid-December, with the job of starting quarterback belonging to Jake Browning until then.
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