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The worst fears on Browns rookie safety Grant Delpit’s injury came true. An MRI revealed that Delpit did in fact tear his Achilles tendon during the warm-ups for Monday’s practice session, news first reported by NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport.
Delpit will be out for the 2020 season after he has surgery to repair the torn lower leg tendon.
The team’s second-round pick out of LSU, Delpit was expected to play a significant role in Cleveland’s three-safety defensive scheme. He had been repping with both the first and second-team defense throughout camp.
He was initially replaced in practice by Sheldrick Redwine, the team’s fourth-round pick in 2019. Fellow starting safety Karl Joseph remains sidelined as he recovers from offseason foot surgery.
Delpit is the third Browns defender to go down with a serious injury in the first 10 days of training camp. Starting LB Mack Wilson suffered a hyperextended left knee in practice and is expected to be out several weeks. Slot cornerback Kevin Johnson lacerated his liver a day later and is on a week-to-week evaluation period as he recovers.
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