Joe Burrow is one tough cookie. A few months after suffering a nasty turf toe injury, the Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback is rapidly gearing up to play in Week 12 for his team. Burrow has already been listed as questionable for the Bengals' Week 12 game against the New England Patriots. Initially pegged to return by December, Burrow is set to completely fast-track his return from injury.

If it were up to Burrow, he'd probably want to play as soon as possible, suiting up for Cincinnati in Week 12. However, there's a good reason why the Bengals may elect to sit Burrow against the Patriots. As injury analyst Stephania Bell pointed out, the Bengals will be playing two games in five days this week. That's a lot of stress for a player who's just coming back from a major surgery.

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