The Browns’ struggling defense has another problem.
Star defensive end Myles Garrett didn’t practice on Thursday because he needs to rest a foot injury. This is just the latest issue for Cleveland’s defense, which had to put five players on injured reserve this week after losing the first game of the season.
End Za’Darius Smith is now also on the injury list with a back problem.
It is not thought that the injuries to Garrett and Smith are severe, but it won’t be clear if they will play on Sunday against Jacksonville until after Friday’s practice.
Garrett, who was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, had a sack and caused a fumble in Cleveland’s 33-17 loss to Dallas in the first week. He has played in 32 out of 33 possible games over the last two seasons.