Bengals legend Andrew Whitworth finds silver lining in Joe Burrow's season-ending injury

Bengals legend and Super Bowl champion Andrew Whitworth finds a silver lining in Joe Burrow being out for the season.

The Cincinnati Bengals’ 2023 future is in limbo after it was announced quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist last Thursday against the Baltimore Ravens on a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon. 

Burrow’s season is over, and it’s a reality Bengals fans might not be too accepting of. 

Entering Week 12, though, Cincy remains in playoff contention at 5-5, sitting one game out of a wild card spot. Head coach Zac Taylor, then, is relying on rookie quarterback Jake Browning to lead the offense the rest of the way. Whether that’s the right move is irrelevant considering the lack of options in free agency this late in the season. 

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Jake Browning of the Cincinnati Bengals throws the ball against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 16, 2023, in Baltimore. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Bengals legend Andrew Whitworth was in Baltimore for Amazon Prime Video’s "Thursday Night Football" broadcast, where he and the rest of his colleagues were stunned by what occurred. However, after processing what happened to his old team since Burrow’s injury, there is a silver lining in his eyes. 

"I think in some ways it can be really good for your football team because new guys are going to have to step up," Whitworth told Fox News Digital while highlighting the first NFL Black Friday game that will air on Prime Video this Friday. "You’re going to have to have this resolve that Joe’s not there, but we’re going to go play in a certain way that represents the style that he would be leading us through. You’re going to have to have somebody on that offensive side