CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow took the next step in coming back from a knee injury after having surgery Tuesday that was deemed a success.

In a statement from the Bengals, the organization was pleased with the outcome.

"Joe Burrow underwent successful surgery yesterday. The procedure went as planned and he is expected to make a complete recovery. Joe will begin the recovery process and we look forward to his return,” the team said.

 

According to the Bengals team website, Burrow’s knee surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Rams team doctor Neal ElAttrache, the man that rebuilt Tom Brady's knee a dozen years ago and Ben Roethlisberger's throwing elbow last year.

Burrow had his rookie season come to an end Nov. 22 when he was hit and caught between Washington Football Team defensive end Montez Sweat and defensive tackle Jonathan Allen who fell on Burrow’s leg, pushing it backward in the third quarter with the Bengals leading, 9-7.

Burrow, the first-overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, was put on a cart and immediately declared out for the remainder of the game. He was one of the earliest to hint at not making a return the rest of the year by taking to his personal Twitter account that same day.

 

Burrow was replaced in the game by Ryan Finley, the 2019 fourth-round pick for the Bengals. The team eventually lost the game, 20-9.

After the game at Washington, the Bengals (2-8-1) named Branden Allen, who spent 11 weeks on the team’s practice squad, as the starter in the next game against the Giants. The Bengals lost to New York, 19-17.

Allen has been named the starter for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.