Doctor of physical therapy explains what turf toe actually is, why it may cost Joe Burrow rest of the season

Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, explained to Fox News Digital why turf toe is more serious than it sounds and why it may cost Joe Burrow the rest of the year.

Joe Burrow is the latest victim of turf toe, and when watching from home, it's easy to say one should not be bothered much by a toe injury.

However, the Cincinnati Bengals quickly announced their franchise quarterback will miss a minimum of three months, putting the rest of his 2025 season in jeopardy after playing in less than a game and a half.

Fantasy football players and football fans have constantly been left in limbo about players' return statuses for a turf-toe injury, often not really understanding what it is.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is examined after being injured on a play in the second quarter of the Week 2 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

However, when one goes in-depth on the injury, it is easy to see why Burrow won't return until the holidays, at best.

"It's a disruption, or an injury, with the tissues on the underside of the big toe. And that's really, really critical, because whenever we walk, run, throw, swing a baseball bat, whatever it is, the last point of contact with the foot and the ground is the big toe," Tom Christ, a doctor of physical therapy who also founded his own website, Fantasy Injury Team, said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "And no matter what of those activities I just named you're doing, the power comes from the ground up through the arm. So you need to be able to power off the foot and,