Emmanuel Acho draws striking parallels between Joe Burrow and Carson Wentz's injury prone careers
Emmanuel Acho compared Carson Wentz to Joe Burrow while highlighting the latest injury suffered by the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback. The star quarterback has been ruled out for the season after suffering a ligament tear in his right wrist, which is also his throwing hand. This follows the calf injury that he had at the beginning of this season and the knee injury that ruled him out in his rookie year.
Acho highlighted that the Bengals star is similar to the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback in that both had excellent starts to their careers. The year Philadelphia won the Super Bowl, Carson Wentz was in MVP contention until getting injured, even though Nick Foles took over and finished the job.
The NFL commentator said:
"I'm reminded of Carson Wentz. When I think about Carson Wentz his career it got off to a phenomenal start. Phenomenal start. He was en route to winning an MVP but he got hurt."
Emmanuel Acho also added that even though there is a narrative around the current Rams quarterback being injury-prone, the Cincinnati player would have missed more games through his first four seasons than him once this year was over.
Acho continued:
"Carson Wentz, Joe Burrow, first four years of both of their careers, as much as we talked about Carson Wentz being injury prone, I think to myself, wait a second. Joe Burrow has missed more time than Carson Wentz once he misses the remainder of the season in the regular season."
Acho feels sad for Joe Burrow while comparing him to Carson Wentz
Since those incredible highs in Philadelphia, Carson Wentz has had a downward spiral. His time with the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders was not noteworthy and he is now a backup quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams. Emmanuel Acho also feels sad for the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, not only because of his injury, but because he fears that the same injury-prone narrative will start to take hold against him.
The NFL commentator added:
"So I'm most saddened for Burrow, but I also have the sober realization that as talented as Joe Burrow is, and boy he is talented, that injury-prone narrative is going to start to surface as it should."