Browns RB D’Onta Foreman Hospitalized

1:05pm: X-rays and a CT scan have both come back negative, per the team’s latest update on Foreman’s situation. He is expected to be released from hospital later this afternoon as a result.

11:07pm: Browns practice produced a frightening scene on Thursday. Running back D’Onta Foreman was taken to hospital after suffering a neck injury.

“During practice today, Browns RB D’Onta Foreman sustained a direct blow to the head that resulted in neck pain,” a team statement reads. “The Browns athletic training staff deployed their standard emergency action procedures to immobilize Foreman. He was taken to an ambulance and is being transported via helicopter to a Medical Center in Roanoke, VA to undergo further medical evaluation. Foreman had movement in all his extremities.”

Veteran NFL reporter Josina Anderson adds Foreman is alert, an encouraging sign for his status. The 28-year-old has spent the offseason competing for a roster spot in a Browns backfield which will likely not have Nick Chubb available at the start of the season. Foreman signed a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum in March in a bid to play for a fifth career team.

He and Pierre Strong entered camp in danger of being cut as Cleveland proceeds with the likes of Jerome Ford and Nyheim Hines in the backfield while awaiting Chubb’s return. Foreman is a veteran of 52 games, with his best campaign coming as a member of the Panthers in 2022. He rushed for 914 yards and five touchdowns that year, but he logged a much smaller workload last season in Chicago.

Ford is positioned to handle lead back duties until Chubb is healthy, and Hines has established himself as a capable pass-catching and returner option. With those backs seemingly locks for a roster spot, missed time will be critical in Foreman’s case. His progress in recovering from today’s injury will be worth watching closely as he hopes to avoid any serious ailment to his head or neck.