Browns OT Jones Exits Game vs. Jaguars with Injury
INJURY-The Cleveland Browns were already shorthanded at offensive tackle heading into Sunday’s clash with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. continues to rehab from last season’s knee injury, and veteran right tackle Jack Conklin were listed as inactives for Sunday. This makes the sight of second-year offensive tackle Dawand Jones heading to the locker room with an injury all the more concerning. However, it seems the injury isn’t a serious one, as Jones has been listed as “questionable” to return as he deals with cramps, according to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot.
It is standard operating procedure now: A player on the roster has a birthday. His team’s social media unit tweets out a “Happy Birthday” message. No big deal, right? Unless – maybe – the tweet is about the beleaguered Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
The S.O.P. wish on Saturday has resulted in almost two million views and 2,000 comments … and most of them are not of a “happy” variety. Watson is in the headlines following another sexual assault allegation. … maybe reason enough for the audience to react with distain toward a social media team that in most ways is simply doing its non-judgmental job. SEPT 11 MOVES The Cleveland Browns have made an assortment of Wednesday morning roster moves, including Juan Thornhill and Maurice Hurst being shifted to IR.
The roster moves in total: LB Mohamoud Diabate (hip), LB Tony Fields II (ankle), DT Maurice Hurst II (ankle) and S Juan Thornhill (calf) to IR. … WR David Bell, CB Mike Ford Jr., LB Khaleke Hudson (Saints) and DT Sam Kamara shifted up from having been practice-squadders. … and DT Siaki Ika TE Geoff Swaim and LB Luiji Vilain signed to the practice squad. SEPT 9 – TONEY SIGNS – Just a day after enduring an embarrassing offensive performance, the Cleveland Browns are looking at reinforcements. No change is imminent under center. They’ve locked themselves into the Deshaun Watson experience and will pay the price. Thus, addressing the receiver spot was their first priority.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Browns signed former New York Giants receiver Kadarius Toney to their practice squad. While he isn’t locked into a role on Sundays, Watson’s struggles likely played a role in this decision. Toney offers big-play upside as a gadget threat, which Cleveland may be more reliant on if Watson cannot drive the ball while retaining any semblance of accuracy. He may also take on a role at special teams, finding chunk gains in the form of kick returns.
SEPT 9 – LAMAR AT LIX – On the first Sunday of the NFL season, the league made a special announcement to capitalize on the hype. Rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans to end the 2024 season. The news comes as several teams saw their Super Bowl dreams dampened by pitiful Week 1 performances. The usual suspects struggled mightily as the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Las Vegas Raiders all looked bad in their season openers.
