Just when you want to applaud the Cincinnati Bengals for paying their own and listening to who Joe Burrow wants to keep around, well, everything goes sideways in abrupt fashion.
That was the case in Week 2, when Burrow crumbled to the turf in the Bengals' home opener with yet another major injury, this time an only-because-it's-Joe-Burrow-severe grade of turf toe. The two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year has his work cut out for a trifecta in 2026.
Speaking of key offensive players who Cincinnati is committed to on paper for multiple more years, there's another man in 2025 who hasn't held up his end of the bargain.