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Joe Burrow Injury Update
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Current status
HEALTHY
No current injury designation
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Joe Burrow’s current injury designation is shown in the live status box above, which updates automatically from the official NFL injury report. He was listed questionable for Week 2 with a back injury, played through it, and was off the Week 3 report by Sept. 23, per FantasyPros.
In the Week 1 win over Tampa Bay he threw for 254 yards, a touchdown and an interception, then went 20 of 31 for 207 yards and two scores in the Week 2 win at Houston, per CBS Sports. He missed nine games in 2025 after turf-toe surgery.
Fantasy Action: Burrow is a low-end QB1 with a minimal rushing floor, so his weekly value rides on the health of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins; check both receivers’ status before locking him in.
Injury timeline — 2026
| Sept. 18 | Listed questionable for Week 2 at Houston with a back injury after limited practice time (A to Z Sports). |
| Sept. 20 | Played through back tightness and threw two TD passes in a 20-6 win over the Texans. |
| Sept. 23 | Left off the Week 3 injury report after practicing without restriction (FantasyPros). |
Earlier seasons
| Season | Injury | Games missed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Turf toe (surgery, IR) | 9 |
| 2023 | Torn wrist ligament (season-ending) | 7 |
| 2020 | Torn ACL and MCL (season-ending) | 6 |
Played 8 games around turf-toe surgery, completing 173 of 259 passes for 1,809 yards, 17 TDs and 5 INTs, and made the Pro Bowl (Wikipedia).
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Frequently asked about Joe Burrow
Is Joe Burrow injured?
His current official designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page, which updates automatically from the NFL injury report. He dealt with back soreness around Week 2 but came off the injury report on Sept. 23.
How many games did Joe Burrow miss with turf toe?
Burrow missed nine games in 2025 after surgery for a turf-toe injury suffered in Week 2; he was on injured reserve from Sept. 16 to Nov. 26.
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