Vikings Territory: Joe Burrow Will Play “Limited Snaps” In Preseason Finale Before Week One Matchup With Vikings

Press release from Vikings Territory:

2021-08-25

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Burrow of course suffered a torn ACL last season in a week 11 game against the Washington Football Team. Burrow’s offensive line was infamously bad for the rookie QB, allowing him to be sacked 32 times in less than 10 games, and the injury was a result of a punishing sack delivered by DROY Chase Young.

The assumption has been that Burrow will start week one against the Vikings, but it now seems like Minnesota will get at least some glimpse of their opponent before then. The Bengals announced on Wednesday that Burrow will play “limited snaps” in their final preseason game against Miami.

What “limited snaps” means isn’t exactly clear at this point, but it seems safe to assume that Burrow will be ready to start against the Vikings and his former teammate LSU Justin Jefferson in the season opener. The game will also be Riley Reiff’s first against his former team. He is set to start at left tackle as he used to for four years in Minnesota.

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