The Cincinnati Bengals added a familiar face to the quarterback room Monday. The team needed to explore options to add depth to the position after news came out last week that Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury against the Baltimore Ravens.
According to Over The Cap, the 5-5 Bengals have about $10 million left for emergency spending this season. They could use that to bring in a high-priced veteran quarterback to replace their current starting option, Jake Browning.
But the Bengals chose not to go that route Monday.
According to Tom Pelissero with the NFL Network, the Bengals signed Drew Plitt to the practice squad. Plitt was with the Bengals during training camp last year.
Plitt was assigned to the Arlington Renegades for the 2023 season. The Renegades won the XFL championship. Plitt started in three games for the Renegades before sustaining an injury.
Plitt finished with a 63 percent completion percentage for 668 yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions last season for the Renegades.
The NFL is investigating why the Cincinnati Bengals did not list Joe Burrow on their injury report before Thursday night’s game at Baltimore, which Burrow exited in the second quarter with a wrist injury that will end his season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.
The Bengals had posted and later deleted a video on social media that showed Burrow getting off a bus before the team’s 34-20 loss to the Ravens with his right hand in what appeared to be a soft cast.
Burrow said Friday he was wearing a compression sleeve for reasons not related to his season-ending injury.
“This is a completely different thing,” Burrow said. “It’s not uncommon for guys to wear compression sleeves on planes because when you go up to that altitude, you know, things can swell up. In football, you have a lot of bumps and bruises. This is a completely new injury.”
NFL officials regularly review similar cases, according to the person who spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity because the review is not being publicly discussed. Teams can be fined or lose a draft pick for violating the NFL’s injury report policy.
