The Cincinnati Bengals will be without QB Joe Burrow for at least three month s after suffering a turf toe injury. Cincinnati is hopeful that Burrow can return in December , but that is no sure thing. In the meantime, the Bengals will place their hopes in backup quarterback Jake Browning to lead the team.

ESPN's Adam Schefter explained a few reasons why Browning is keeping the Bengals from trading for a veteran quarterback .

“During the seven games that he replaced Joe Burrow in 2023, Browning’s 70.4 percent completion percentage led the NFL,” Schefter wrote on Sunday. “Browning also averaged 267 passing yards per game, sixth best in the NFL.”

Browning went 4-3 during those seven games in 2023.

Schefter also noted that Browning was a truly special athlete in high school. He s

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