Tag: Browns injury update

Myles Garrett tweaks hamstring, sits out first Browns practice

Garrett is expected back quickly

[jwplayer qSBP1Kyv]Defensive end Myles Garrett will have to wait just a little longer to get back into pads for the first time since November. The Browns standout defensive end missed the first day of training camp practice with a minor hamstring injury.

Coach Kevin Stefanski described the injury as a ‘little tweak’ in his press conference after practice. Stefanski noted he knew it was disappointing for Garrett to not be out there with his teammates after how hard he’s worked and he “wants to see the big guy out there”. He does not expect the injury to keep Garrett on the sidelines for long.

Along with Garrett, starting center JC Tretter also sat out Friday’s camp kickoff. Tretter recently had a minor knee procedure and will miss up to two weeks.

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JC Tretter has minor knee surgery, will miss a couple of weeks

Rookie Nick Harris will step up while Tretter misses a week or two

The Cleveland Browns took to the practice fields in Berea for the first day of live training camp on Friday. They did so missing the man in the middle of the offensive line. Center JC Tretter will miss at least the first week of padded practices with a knee issue.

Per a report from Ian Rapoport that was quickly confirmed by several members of the Browns media contingency, Tretter had a minor clean-up procedure on his knee. He is not expected to miss more than a couple of weeks. The Browns open the season on September 13th in Baltimore.

Fifth-round rookie Nick Harris is the next in line to run with the first team at center. It’s also a boon for practice reps for deeper reserves Willie Wright and Evan Brown.

 

Karl Joseph placed on the Browns’ physically unable to perform list

Joseph is still recovering from foot surgery he had last November

Browns fans will have to wait a little longer before they get to see new safety Karl Joseph. The free agent signee has been placed on the physically unable to perform, or PUP, list by the team.

Joseph’s status is an extension of the foot injury he suffered last season as a member of the (then) Oakland Raiders. He missed the final seven weeks of the 2019 season after having surgery for a broken foot that also included a partial tear of the plantar fascia. The 26-year-old injured the foot while making an interception (pictured) against the Chargers.

Joseph is the second presumed starter to land on the Browns’ active PUP list. He joins WR Jarvis Landry, who was placed on the list over the weekend. Like Joseph, Landry is recovering from offseason surgery.

Jamie Gillan activated, Garrett Gilbert goes on Browns’ COVID-19 reserve list

Punter Jamie Gillan is activated while QB Garrett Gilbert is placed on Browns’ COVID-19 reserve list

The Scottish Hammer is back on the active roster.

In a series of roster moves on Monday, the Cleveland Browns activated punter Jamie Gillan from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Gillan went on the list on Saturday but quickly came off. The popular second-year punter admitted he had previously tested positive earlier in July and did suffer symptoms at that time, but tested negative twice last week before testing positive again.

It’s a complicated situation regarding the testing status. The best explanation comes from NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero, the man who Gillan told about his earlier positive test. From Pelissero’s twitter on Monday morning,

As Gillan comes back onto the active roster, the Browns placed reserve QB Garrett Gilbert on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team also waived Brian Herrien, an undrafted rookie running back from Georgia.

Browns place Jarvis Landry on the active/PUP list

Landry is still rehabbing from his offseason hip surgery

Jarvis Landry will begin the Cleveland Browns training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list. The Browns placed Landry on the PUP list on Sunday after the veteran wideout took his physical.

Landry is still recovering from offseason surgery on his hip and pelvis. He is on track in his rehabilitation and has had no setbacks, per ESPN’s Jake Trotter.

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Placing Landry on the PUP list means the team gains a roster spot for another player to practice while Landry continues his rehabilitation. “Juice” will be able to come off the list at any time prior to the start of the season.

Fellow wide receiver J’Mon Moore was also placed on the active/PUP list following his physical. He is dealing with a hamstring injury.

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What’s next for Jamie Gillan and other Browns on the COVID-19 reserve list?

Gillan’s case could be an exception to the general rules here

Browns punter Jamie Gillan joined RB Dontrell Hilliard and safety Jovante Moffatt on the NFL reserve/COVID-19 list this week. It’s an indication that the players either tested positive or have been in close contact with someone who is confirmed to have the coronavirus infection.

What happens next for those players and the Browns as training camp fires up?

Per the NFL’s information on the newly created reserve/COVID-19 list, there are three different scenarios. They depend on if the player tested positive or negative and if he is symptomatic or asymptomatic.

For positive tests…

Asymptomatic players cannot return until:

  • 10 days after the initial positive test OR
  • 5 days have passed since the initial positive test and two consecutive negative tests are completed separated by 24 hours within a five-day period
  • Return must be approved by the team’s physician and the league’s Infection Control Specialist, or ICS

Symptomatic players can’t return until:

  • 10 days have passed since the first COVID-19 symptoms appeared
  • At least 72 hours have passed since the symptoms last occurred
  • Return is approved by the team’s physician after consulting with ICS and NFL’s chief medical officer
  • Local regulations and requirements are satisfied

For players who test negative and are asymptomatic but have been in close contact with an infected person, the rules change.

  • Second negative test within 24 hours of initial negative test
  • Increased symptom monitoring
  • Eight days of daily virus testing
  • Regular testing schedule thereafter

Gillan’s case is unusual because he had a positive test and some mild symptoms in early July and then also tested negative with his initial screening on Tuesday. His positive test on Wednesday sends him into the protocols for positive testing, but how the league handles his prior symptoms and lack of them now remains to be seen. I reached out to the NFL for clarification and have not gotten a response.

Portions of this article previously appeared in another I wrote for Lions Wire

Odell Beckham Jr. posts video on his road to recovery from surgery

Odell Beckham Jr. posts a video update on his road to recovery from surgery

Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been cleared for a full return to action following his core muscle surgery this offseason. Now Beckham has peeled back the veil and shown some of his rehabilitation progress.

In a well-produced video on YouTube, Beckham’s doctor, Dave Hancock, discusses his client’s progress and goes over the road to recovery for Beckham. He notes that everything is done in collaboration with the Browns and the team’s medical and training staff. There is a lot of resistance band and body weight work to strengthen the muscles.

Beckham looks to be in good shape and good spirits. His trademark blond locks are back in full force, too.

 

Odell Beckham Jr. looks healthy in workout with Cam Newton

Beckham looks good in his recovery from sports hernia surgery

Cleveland Browns star wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. both were forced to undergo surgery after the 2019 season. Landry went under the knife on February 4th for an injured hip while Beckham had surgery in late January to repair a core muscle injury. Both surgeries were considered to have gone successfully.

Landry is expected to be able to return at some point during training camp which will likely come in mid July. No timeline was given for Beckham but it took Kareem Hunt eight weeks to recover from the same procedure.

However, Beckham Jr. who has posted multiple times during his rehab, looked very good in a work-out with free agent quarterback Cam Newton. The video posted on Newton’s Instagram on Sunday.

It has been over four months since his surgery so Beckham should be mostly recovered. It is still good to see him running routes and looking very much like himself. It’s a good sign that he will be ready to go when it’s time for the team to convene in Berea in just over a month.

Last year, he was forced to miss time during training camp, which limited the reps that quarterback Baker Mayfield was able to get with him on the field. This could have attributed to what at times appeared to be a lack of timing in their first season together.

 

Jarvis Landry ‘ahead of schedule’ on his surgery rehab, plans to be on the field in August

Jarvis Landry ‘ahead of schedule’ on his surgery rehab, plans to be on the field in August

Jarvis Landry didn’t want to have surgery for his injured hip and pelvis. He put it off while playing through the pain and being unable to practice full-time in 2019. While that was good enough to make the Pro Bowl, the Browns wide receiver knows he can be better when he’s pain-free.

Landry had the surgery for his ailing hip in early February. He’s glad he made the decision to go under the knife when he finally did.

“It was something that I knew I needed, and I was gonna try to put off and play tough guy for one more year,” Landry said in a conference call on Wednesday. “But just understanding where I was and the things my hip injury was not allowing me to do, again, I did not want to be part of the reason for the team not having success, myself not having success and unselfishly [I] decided to just go have the surgery.”

He feels much better and the recovery period is going well for the 27-year-old, who has spent the last two seasons working with Baker Mayfield as Cleveland’s primary receiving weapon.

“The rehab process has been going great,” Landry said. “Right now, I’m a little bit ahead of schedule.”

With the schedule for both his rehab and the NFL’s timetable variable at this point, it’s hard to know exactly when we’ll see Landry in action in the new Browns uniforms. But “Juice” has a pretty good idea.

“I can’t predict exactly when I’ll be on the field, whether that’s July, August or September. But obviously, my return date is sometime in August,” an upbeat Landry said.

Odell Beckham Jr. declares ‘this is my time’ now that he’s recovering from his injuries

Odell Beckham Jr. declares ‘this is my time’ now that he’s recovering from his injuries and is looking forward to ‘one of my best seasons’

Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is ready to put up a much better second season in Cleveland than his debut year in 2019. The talented but enigmatic wideout played through a nasty sports hernia injury that slowed him and prevented him from practicing most of the season. Now Beckham has got that injury behind him.

Beckham released a video chronicling his rehab from the surgery and proclaiming his confidence that 2020 will go much better for him in Cleveland.

After admitting his injury required “one of the worst surgeries I’ve ever had”, the Browns standout got optimistic about his body and his rehabilitation.

“Recovery is going well. I’m really trying to put my body back together,” Beckham said. “I’ve been playing for 23 years so for me I’m trying to put it all back together in seven months.”

The video shows Beckham going through a series of resistance and strength training exercises for his core to build up the strength post-surgery. It’s all done in the name of getting his full body fully healthy once again.

That’s not something Beckham has experienced since his first injury, a shattered ankle in the 2017 season while with the Giants.

“I’ve had a bunch of compensation injuries that the bodily net body naturally occurs over years,” Beckham said. “So right now what I’m trying to do is basically a reset button being able to just get everything fixed: shoulder, arms, back everything aligned and functionally moving properly so I can begin training get ready for the season.”

With a nice smile, Beckham caps that thought with a hint of things to come.

“I would honestly say this is probably gonna be you know one of my best seasons. Bigger, stronger, faster. This is my time.”