{
  "id": 7861357,
  "title": "Will Joe Burrow play Week 2? Bengals QB sat out of Wednesday team stretch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/will-joe-burrow-play-week-2-bengals-qb-sat-out-of-wednesday-team",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:08:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/joe-burrow-play-week-2-200854204.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bengals starting quarterback Joe Burrow did not fully participate in his team's first practice of Week 2. He skipped the team stretch and did not throw any meaningful passes during the session, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Burrow informed reporters after practice that he was dealing with back soreness. Despite his limited participation, Burrow remained confident about playing against the Houston Texans on Sunday, Sept. 20. He dismissed concerns about sitting out, stating, \"That's ridiculous.\" The 29-year-old veteran classified his ailment as \"normal game day soreness.\"",
  "summary": "Is Joe Burrow injured? The Bengals' starting QB was not a full participant in practice on Wednesday, Sept. 16.",
  "key_points": [
    "Joe Burrow missed team stretch and pass attempts in Week 2 practice",
    "Quarterback experiencing back soreness, classified as normal soreness",
    "Burrow confident of playing against Texans on Sept. 20 Sunday"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Joe Burrow on injury watch after concerning report from Bengals practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/joe-burrow-on-injury-watch-after-concerning-report-from-bengals",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:44:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}