Furthermore, the curveball can emerge out of anyplace.

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As Bengals fans learned on Tuesday.

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Out of the blue, quarterback Joe Burrow had an appendectomy.

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He'll miss a week or so of camp as he recuperates from the method.

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It at last will be a non-issue.

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In any case, it's an update that the flighty finger of football destiny floats over each NFL establishment.

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In one second, any second, from late July through January, a group's fortunes can decisively change in a moment.

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It might have been more awful for the Bengals.

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Tunnel will be accessible for Week One. In 2006

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The Steelers lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a crisis appendectomy.

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