TL;DR
- Joe Burrow may return for the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12 against the Patriots.
- The Bengals must activate Burrow from injured reserve by Saturday, November 22nd, 4:00 p.m. EST.
- If not activated by the deadline, Burrow remains on injured reserve for another week.
- Burrow is currently listed as questionable but has been practicing this week.
The Cincinnati Bengals have been without Joe Burrow for almost the entire NFL season until Week 12. Burrow, who landed on Injured Reserve with a turf toe injury following Week 2, is now nearing a comeback.
Despite practicing throughout the week for the upcoming game versus the New England Patriots, his participation remains uncertain as of Friday. The Bengals must activate him from injured reserve, and a strict deadline exists for this action if Burrow is to be available for Week 12.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Bengals must determine by Saturday, November 22nd, at 4:00 p.m. EST whether to activate Burrow for Their Week 12 matchup. Should he not be activated by that deadline, Burrow will remain on injured reserve for an additional week.
Joe Burrow must be activated by The Bengals before Saturday's deadline.
"The Bengals have until Saturday at 4 pm to move Joe Burrow to the active roster." Rapoport notes, "Until then, he'll be listed as questionable."
Burrow is likely to play, but as of Friday, the Bengals' franchise quarterback is marked as questionable and has not yet rejoined the active roster.
If the Bengals activate him before the Saturday 4:00 p.m. Deadline, Burrow will be eligible to play for Cincinnati in their Week 12 game versus the Patriots.
Cincinnati initiated Burrow's 21-day practice window before their Week 11 game and must activate him from Injured Reserve prior to Week 14.
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However, considering this week's practice and the promising indications from Burrow thus far, the Bengals might end up activating him by Saturday's deadline for the week 12 game.
Burrow might play in Week 12, being listed as questionable for The Patriots game, giving the Bengals time to decide on activating their franchise quarterback.
Should they fail to activate him by Saturday's deadline at 4:00 p.m., Burrow will stay on Injured Reserve, meaning Joe Flacco would probably start for another week.
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