Update: #Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase told Joe Burrow not to play until Week 5 Of the season, given his injury.https://t.co/iFXWhg60S3

Chase stated, “I told him, in all honesty, I don’t want him there. You don’t want to cause problems later in the season. As long as you’re there… pic.twitter.com/equZZAgVaZ

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 5, 2023

If the calf strain is moderate, grade 2, then that’s roughly when his risk of reinjury would drop close to 0.

If only a grade 1, then that is excessive.

Burrow should be ready for Week 1, but will have an small increased risk for reinjury.

— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) August 5, 2023

Seems Chase is saying that even if Burrow feels ready to go for Week 1, to give it more time.

Chase mentioned that he deliberately sat out an extra game last season to ensure his hip was completely healed to prevent complications later on in the seasonhttps://t.co/iFXWhg60S3

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 5, 2023