Zac Taylor on Joe Burrow Injury, Possible Return for Bengals

Zac Taylor on Joe Burrow Injury, Possible Return for Bengals.

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00:00Holden in a limited form, and so I'm excited to get him out there today.

00:03What are the chances he can play Sunday?

00:05We're not looking at him playing Sunday, no.

00:07This is, start with this week.

00:09He's got the 21-day window that we've activated,

00:11and so the timeline will be beyond that, but beyond this week, I should say.

00:16That's where we're at, so we're excited to get him out there.

00:18What do limited activities look like exactly?

00:21Well, he wouldn't do 11-on-11, especially in these early phases of things.

00:24So, again, this is just day one.

00:26We'll start with day one.

00:27Just get out there, at least throw routes on there, the receivers,

00:30and then start progressing that way.

00:32So, again, it's a good, you've got this great opportunity for these next couple weeks

00:36for him to start inching his way forward and getting ready to see when he can play for us.

00:39Do you envision him playing in those 21 days in a game at all, or is it week to week?

00:44Not ready to make that prediction.

00:45Truly week to week.

00:46There's no reason for us to do that.

00:47We haven't seen him yet out there on the field,

00:49and so we'll get through this first week and then approach next week

00:53and then see where we end up after that.

00:55What kind of conversations do you have with him as y'all got cultured to open in that window?

00:58Well, it's just a constant conversation since day one of this whole thing.

01:01So nothing significant that's happened over recently.

01:04This is a timeline that we were always on pace for.

01:07We never want to say that publicly in case something were to change,

01:10but fortunately it's held up.

01:11Do you hope it's a shot in the arm, Zach, just for the locker room,

01:16knowing that, hey, this door isn't closed, and as you've said all along,

01:20that it's a real possibility he can come back?

01:22I think so.

01:23I mean, again, he's one of the best players in the world,

01:26and so any time that player comes back,

01:28and players have seen how hard he's been working behind the scenes, you know,

01:32with the trainers and strength coaches and all that kind of stuff.

01:34So I think it's exciting when you see a guy who's put so much into coming back.