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He said that what initially felt like discomfort for the Cincinnati quarterback turned into a more pressing matter.
In his first news conference since his surgery, he said his appendix burst. The third-year player will return to practice on Wednesday for the first time since the procedure.
It is part of the plan to get him ready for the start of the season.
He wants to add weight and get his body back to normal before the team's season opener. He doesn't think he'll play in the preseason. "I believe it will be okay," he said. We have a good plan for nutrition and the like. I feel great right now, and I will keep feeling better.
It was more of a routine procedure, according to information at the time. That wasn't the case when Burrow was examined.
It was not normal appendicitis that you hear about. I didn't feel like I cared. We thought we would get it checked out after we got checked out. It turned out I had it. We had to fix the problem.
He was watching practices from a medical cart while he was on the mend. Even though he wasn't able to participate, he wanted to be with his teammates so he could get back into the swing of things.
You're in the hospital for a long time and you start to feel unwell. You would like to get back out with the guys and feel better.
He wouldn't say how much weight he lost. Two weeks after the procedure, doctors allowed him to throw footballs.
He practiced for the first time on Sunday. He took all of the throwing reps during the 7-on-7 drill and audibled how good he was. The surgery had a side effect on his throws.
"When they cut into you and do all that stuff, your core is going to lose some muscle and strength, so you have to get that back," he added.
Since entering the NFL, this marks the most recent abnormality for Burrow. He had a rookies preseason in 2020 that had no games. In the preseason finale last year, he played one series after his knee surgery.
"I would like to have a normal off season," he said. It would be wonderful. I feel good going into the season but it hasn't been the reality for three years. The more you get, the more you should.
Next year, we will try again.
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