
Joe Burrow to sit in Bengals’ preseason finale after controversial play sparked outrage
NY Post
Joe Burrow won’t be running for his life this week.
The Bengals’ star quarterback will not play in the third and final preseason game Saturday against the Colts following the polarizing decision to play Burrow for three drives in the second game Monday.
Burrow left himself exposed while trying to scramble on one play, and three Commanders players sacked him in a vicious hit that had some fans questioning the team’s decision.
“I’m not anticipating any starters playing,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday.
“I haven’t talked in depth with the players about this third game. I’ve talked to Joe, I haven’t specifically told these guys they’re not playing, but they’re not playing.”
Taylor opted to change Cincinnati’s preseason plan this year after the team started 0-2 in each of the last three seasons, which has led to two straight years without postseason play.

Cade Cunningham, almost inarguably the best player in the East this season, is likely out for the remainder of the regular season. That’s the word out of Detroit following the depressing news that Cunningham punctured a lung when he took a knee to his side Tuesday from Washington’s Tre Johnson while chasing a loose ball.

Wednesday was another positive day at Yankees camp. For the first time since March 6, 2025 — an outing in which he knew “something wasn’t right,” which began a weeks-long saga that ended on the operating table for Tommy John surgery — Gerrit Cole was back on a mound and facing hitters in game action.











