The Cleveland Browns entered the third week of the NFL season with 16 gamers on their harm report record, the second most gamers on any staff’s report for this week.

Cleveland may surpass the Seattle Seahawks – the staff with 20 gamers on their harm report – after their 21-15 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday.

As many as six gamers have been handled for accidents throughout the recreation, and a number of other offensive linemen – together with guard Wyatt Teller and sort out James Hudson – left the sport resulting from 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 staff’s loss.

Analyst Daniel Oyefusi shared on X that Conklin was sidelined resulting from 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 suppose will sideline him a number of weeks however saved him out Sunday,” Oyefusi wrote.

Browns HC Kevin Stefanski stated Jack Conklin’s hamstring harm is one thing he doesn’t suppose will sideline him a number of weeks however saved him out Sunday.

— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) September 22, 2024

Conklin has not performed a recreation for the reason that first week of the 2023 NFL season, a recreation wherein he was injured final season and required a number of surgical procedures final 12 months to appropriate.

The 6-foot-6 guard suffered the hamstring harm apparently throughout Friday’s apply, 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 sphere throughout a daily season contest as he returned to apply simply earlier than the tip of the staff’s coaching camp.

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