News: Joe Burrow had a grimace of pain for every step leaving the field.

[Joelist]

Per Chad Johnson in an interview they actually make it more likely to reinjure by over-resting and over-coddling a calf. He said to keep it loose the best way is to keep using it and ignore the pain.

And....there is a logic to that. Over resting a muscle can lead to it just staying locked instead of being forced to move and so gradually loosening. But anyway that was Chad's take.