The past 48 hours have been a serious storm for the Cincinnati Bengals, and for good reason.
In the aftermath of Joe Burrow’s devastating, multi-ligament knee injury on Sunday against Washington, the Bengals have taken a blizzard of criticism. Fate was building toward this moment given all the unnecessary punishment Burrow absorbed behind a porous offensive line.
Over the first nine games of the season, Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick and the team’s future, took a league-high 72 hits. It didn’t take long for Burrow to start being conscious of the punishment he was taking.