Bengals news: Joe Burrow’s injury, Irv Smith setback, AFC North moves

The latest Bengals news items and notes to know.

Nothing eclipses the Joe Burrow injury when it comes to Cincinnati Bengals news right now.

As of this writing, Burrow was what feels like a 50-50 chance to play against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. Interesting, though, were Sunday reports about the steps he would actually take to play — and how some in the organization feel about how they should actually handle the tricky situation.

Considering the risk of additional injury could cast the long-term future for player and team into troubled waters, the concerns seem reasonable enough.

Here’s a look at the biggest news and notes to know for Monday.