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The Cleveland Browns entered the third week of the NFL season with 16 gamers on their harm report checklist, the second most gamers on any crew’s report for this week.
Cleveland might surpass the Seattle Seahawks – the crew with 20 gamers on their harm report – after their 21-15 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday.
As many as six gamers had been handled for accidents in the course of the recreation, and a number of other offensive linemen – together with guard Wyatt Teller and sort out James Hudson – left the sport because of accidents.
With so many gamers unavailable, Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski was requested a follow-up query about why offensive sort out Jack Conklin was additionally unavailable after the crew’s loss.
Analyst Daniel Oyefusi shared on X that Conklin was sidelined because of a hamstring harm and gave Stefanski’s response as to how lengthy the veteran sort out could possibly be sidelined.
“Browns HC Kevin Stefanski stated Jack Conklin’s hamstring harm is one thing he doesn’t assume will sideline him a number of weeks however stored him out Sunday,” Oyefusi wrote.
Browns HC Kevin Stefanski stated Jack Conklin’s hamstring harm is one thing he doesn’t assume will sideline him a number of weeks however stored him out Sunday.
— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) September 22, 2024
Conklin has not performed a recreation because the first week of the 2023 NFL season, a recreation during which he was injured final season and required a number of surgical procedures final yr to appropriate.
The 6-foot-6 guard suffered the hamstring harm apparently throughout Friday’s follow, which is why the sort out was a last-minute scratch for the Browns.
Conklin has practiced for a number of weeks with out returning to the sector throughout a daily season contest as he returned to follow simply earlier than the tip of the crew’s coaching camp.
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