The Browns are pretty banged up. Running back Kareem Hunt‘s calf injury is “pretty significant,” according to head coach Kevin Stefanski (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). Meanwhile, linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is also dealing with a calf strain. Both injuries generally require 4-6 weeks of recovery, leaving Cleveland short-handed on both sides of the ball.
Both players are likely to be placed on injured reserve, allowing the Browns to restock their roster. Per league rules, they can return in as little as three weeks, but it sounds like they’ll be shelved until late November or early December.
The Browns were already hurting in the backfield, thanks to Nick Chubb‘s calf injury. They’re down to just two RBs now — D’Ernest Johnson and sixth-round rookie Demetric Felton.
Hunt saw a much larger role in 2020, his second Browns season. He totaled 1,145 yards from scrimmage and eleven scores, plus three touchdowns in two playoff games. Hunt remains under contract through the 2022 season while Chubb is signed through 2024 thanks to his three-year, $36.6MM extension.
Through six games, Chubb has 361 rushing yards off of 69 carries, good for an average of 5.2 yards per tote. He’s also registered 20 grabs for 161 yards — roughly half of last year’s receiving totals.
D’Ernest Johnson has looked pretty good on the few occasions he’s ever gotten a chance to play. But the injuries are really stacking up for them… which makes it a really bad time to have to play a Thursday game.
this guy punched and kicked a woman on camera and jon gruden is blackballed from the league cuz of some mean emails he sent to someone privately lolllll
Welcome to 2021. The land of the free (just don’t offend any of the snowflakes).
Last time I heard was Jon Gruden resigned. He’s free to sign with another team
“Resigned” sounds better than fired
Why are calf injuries so rampant in Cleveland?
This isn’t surprising. The calves have generally struggled in Cleveland since LeBron left
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It’s been a nagging injury for Hunt, ever since he wore his first ankle monitoring device…