Troy Aikman reacts to Joe Burrow injury, possibly missing entire 2025 season

Troy Aikman feels for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who is expected to miss three months of action due to a toe injury. On Monday Night Countdown, the legendary NFL quarterback and Monday Night Football commentator reacted to the news of Burrow suffering the third big injury of his career.

“The train keeps moving. This team certainly is going to out next week and do the best they can without Joe Burrow,” Troy Aikman said. “There’s not a bigger fan of Joe Burrow than myself. I love to watch him play, love the way he competes, and certainly a great player.”

Aikman continued, “For him to have gone through the injuries the way that he has, as a fan and then obviously for an organization , it’s absolutely demoralizing. …We all know that if this team is going to achieve what they had hoped to do, Joe Burrow was going to be at the helm. It goes back to last year when they were unable to take advantage of a healthy Joe Burrow throughout the entire season and didn’t make it to the postseason. He’s too good a player to not get to play as much time as what he will end up missing again this year.”

When will Joe Burrow return from his toe injury?

Burrow suffered the injury during the second quarter of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead sacked Burrow, who was limping after the play. The former LSU star tried to leave the field but then went down on the turf. He was then looked at the blue tent before he headed to the locker room.

The Bengals ruled Burrow out for the rest of the game and was seen in a walking boot and on crutches after the team defeated the Jaguars 31-27. On Monday, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor announced that Burrow will undergo surgery for a turf toe injury.

Burrow, who suffered season-ending injuries in 2020 and 2023, is coming off a 2024 season where he threw for 4,918 yards and 43 touchdowns. If Burrow returns in three months, the Bengals will be in either Week 15 or Week 16 of their schedule.

With Burrow out, the Bengals are expecting to go with backup Jake Browning as the starting quarterback. When Browning took over on Sunday, he threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns (also had one rushing TD), and three interceptions.