turf toe
noun
: a minor but painful usually sports-related injury typically involving hyperextension of the big toe that results in spraining or tearing of the ligaments at the joint between the metatarsal and basal phalanx
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The Cincinnati Bengals remain in the AFC playoff picture despite being without star quarterback Joe Burrow since his turf toe injury in Week 2.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
If anything, Purdy’s condition sheds some light on the seriousness of turf toe.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Bryan Jackson was fully available to play for the first time this season after dealing with turf toe for the first six games and had 11 yards on four carries.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
But now, Burrow — who suffered grade 3 turf toe against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 2 — attracted attention for a physical element a bit further up on his 6-foot-4 frame.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
If anything, Purdy’s condition sheds some light on the seriousness of turf toe.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Bryan Jackson was fully available to play for the first time this season after dealing with turf toe for the first six games and had 11 yards on four carries.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
But now, Burrow — who suffered grade 3 turf toe against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 2 — attracted attention for a physical element a bit further up on his 6-foot-4 frame.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Turf toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turf%20toe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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turf toe
noun
: a minor but painful usually sports-related injury involving hyperextension of the big toe that results in spraining or tearing of the ligament of the metatarsophalangeal joint
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