McCown could also perform well enough to keep Griffin on the bench should he be cleared to return. “It was just an unfortunate play”. Certainly disappointed to see Griffin sidelined indefinitely with a broken coracoid bone in his left shoulder, Jackson expressed confidence the Browns would hold their own and succeed with the “next man up”, veteran Josh McCown. The earliest he would be able to return is the Browns’ game at Baltimore on November 10.
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Instead, Griffin will be unavailable to practice for at least six weeks and must miss a minimum of eight games under the updated injured reserve rules. Griffin occupies a space from which National Football League success stories do not spring forth.
Chargers: Receiver Keenan Allen went on injured reserve, ending his season, with what’s believed to be a torn right ACL. Griffin arrived here through a toxic combination of the Redskins’ disregard for his future and his own hubris. He threw 13 touchdowns and just one interception in eight games and five starts with the Bears in 2013, but of course he threw 11 touchdowns to 14 interceptions in 11 games with the Buccaneers in between, so who knows.
Griffin has not been designated for return, but can be at any time. Judging from defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s philosophy, the majority of the Eagles’ sacks will have to come from the D-line.
Follow the Daily News Sports on Facebook. Or a generation. So much has transpired between then and now. It wasn’t the 2012 Griffin. He returned too soon.
There is a good chance that Griffin could have failed the last chance that he’ll receive as a starter. The No. 3 overall pick out of Ohio State, Bosa missed all of training camp and the preseason while embroiled in a contract dispute with the club. Coach Hue Jackson, though, isn’t about to deal for a signal-caller. You made it through all of one game. While the Browns have other weapons on the outside, Barnidge is the best playmaker on Cleveland’s roster. “This is a tough loss because everyone has seen how invested he has been in this team and his dedication to the work needed to improve his craft”. “Injuries occur and you have to find ways to overcome them so they don’t impede your progress. We know how good he is and he’s been super good against us, so we know we’ll have our hands full and it will be all hands on deck to get ready for the offense led by Josh McCown”. He signed with the Browns as a free agent in March in hopes of reviving a career that fizzled in Washington, in large part because of injuries. McCown throws a great deep ball and is excellent in the classroom.
Watkins went a step further than his coach, telling reporters Monday that “I’ll definitely be out there playing” on Thursday night against the New York Jets. “It’s my mother”, he said.
“To be fair to Robert, he’s young in his career”, said Brown.
After the hit, Griffin was examined on the sideline.
Griffin completed 12 of 26 passes for 190 yards and one interception, and said after the game he thought he had suffered a sprained shoulder. Without the injury, it still would have been a discouraging performance.
“I’ve never been to North Dakota so I got a feel for who he is”.
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Jackson was talking about the Browns as a whole, but he may as well have been talking to Griffin. He will need it now more than ever.
