CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers have built a connection on a shared experience.
Calf injuries. On Tuesday, Rodgers revealed on «The Pat McAfee Show» that he reached out to Burrow after the Bengals' quarterback played through a right calf injury in the team's 19-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Burrow said the two connected last week as he wanted to use Rodgers as a resource given his own injury history. «He's dealt with calf issues his whole career and wanted to use him as a resource and get his thoughts, what he might have done,» said Burrow, who added that he considered what Rodgers said. «He's been through it, done that.
And he was great about it.» Cincinnati held a walk-through on Wednesday following its game against the Rams on «Monday Night Football.» Burrow, who aggravated the pre-existing calf injury during the Week 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, cleared a workout the morning of the game that gave him and the team confidence he could play on the calf.