While neither Kenny Britt nor Corey Coleman were going to play in what turned out to be a 16-point Browns loss against the Texans, the wide receivers did not get to view the game from NRG Stadium.
The Browns sent both of their Week 1 starters home because of curfew violations, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com reports. Both injured players were not allowed to be with the team during the 33-17 loss, adding more tumult to a Browns season that’s been chock full of it.
Britt, who has battled injuries and poor play this season, received a warning from the Browns, with Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reporting newly acquired pass-catcher’s roster spot is not a given any longer. Cabot reports Britt was told he could be cut if he doesn’t “shape up.”
Knee and groin maladies sidelined the underperforming free agent signing the past two weeks. Those ailments stood to make Britt inactive in Houston, but Cabot reports Britt’s play was a factor in the Hue Jackson-led staff deeming him inactive against the Texans.
Britt is questionable for Sunday’s Titans game in Cleveland.
Both Britt and Coleman met with Cleveland’s coaching staff and apologized, Garafolo reports. Coleman is on IR with a broken hand. Britt has been a disappointment since signing a four-year, $32.5MM deal in March, making just eight catches for 121 yards through four games, and this incident did not help the ninth-year veteran’s stock with the franchise.
Shame on Cleveland for giving Britt that much money, they should’ve done their homework on him.
Hues lost the team, teams lost the fans, was bad hire from Day 1, hire Rex Ryan…..at least 1 aspect of team would be entertaining, feel for u Browns fans…..
Now that’s discipline… you stay away from the stadium for a game you weren’t going to play in anyway.
Wonder if they can appeal this like everything else gets appealed in the NFL
suspensions get appealed in MLB, NBA, and NHL all the time too
Where was this discipline when Johnny Football and Flash Gordon were running wild?
Where were you when they were disciplined
Something else is wrong with the Browns? That’s really weird.