Tag: Arizona Cardinals vs. Cleveland

Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. carted off in air cast vs. Cardinals

Cleveland Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. leaves Cardinals game with a severe leg injury.

Cleveland Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. left the Week 9 matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Browns with an air cast on his leg. Wills had the back of his leg rolled up during a tackle and went to the ground immediately in pain. Wills exited the game earlier with a knee injury and decided to return and finish out the game.

This is very saddening news for Wills who is playing in the final year of his contract. The much-maligned tackle was playing at a high level this season. His injury could cost him a lot during contract negotiations.

Wills will mark the third offensive starter the Browns have lost to injury for the season. Fellow tackle Jack Conklin Jr. and star running back Nick Chubb were injured at the start of the season. The Browns will need to dig deep to find an acceptable replacement for Wills. Backup swing tackle James Hudson III has replaced him in this game.

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Cardinals to start rookie QB Clayton Tune vs. Browns

The Cardinals have named their starting quarterback against the Browns as Clayton Tune will get his first start.

As the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals get set for their Week 9 showdown, there has been plenty of quarterback movement. The Cardinals named Josh Dobbs their starter, benched him, then traded him to the Minnesota Vikings. They have since been non-committal on which quarterback they will start between Kyler Murray and Clayton Tune. Today, however, ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported that Tune will get the start.

Murray has returned to practice for the Cardinals after tearing his ACL a year ago, and head coach Jonathan Gannon has stated that they have not ruled him out this week against the Browns. He is listed as questionable. However, Gannon may have tipped his hand in practice as it was Tune getting all of the work with the starters, while Murray was throwing to the reserves.

Regardless, it seems like Jim Schwartz and his defense will have an opportunity to get after the rookie quarterback in his NFL debut.

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