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Reports: Joe Burrow To Miss Time After Having Appendix Removed

Joe Burrow should still be ready for the Week One opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. But he’ll be playing without one organ. According to multiple reports, Burrow is underdoing surgery to remove his appendix. The operation is expected to cause Burrow to miss the start of the summer. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he’ll miss “some” time.

#Bengals QB Joe Burrow is undergoing surgery to remove his appendix, source said. He’ll miss some practice time but better now than later.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 26, 2022

None of the current reports indicate he’s in any danger of missing the Week One opener, still roughly six weeks away.