Brown’ prized rookie leaving locker room in a boot is another kill.er injury
The Cleveland Browns didn't have a very good Week 8.
Looking to build off on their 31-6 victory at home over the Miami Dolphins in Week 7, the Browns entered Sunday's game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough with some confidence. Instead, Drake Maye and the Pats showed everyone that Cleveland isn't on their level, with the Browns suffering a lopsided 32-13 defeat. With the loss, Cleveland dropped deeper below .500, as it now sports a 2-6 record.
Adding more to Cleveland's headaches is the health status of rookie linebacker Carson Schwesinger. The first-year NFL player suffered a lower-body injury in the Patriots game and is now expected to miss more than just a week to recover.
“Browns LB Carson Schwesinger, one of the best rookies in a stellar class, is believed to have suffered a high-ankle sprain, source said. He’ll have an MRI, but those are typically 4-6 week injuries. He left the locker room in a boot,” shared Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network via a post on X, formerly Twitter.
It's a disappointing turn of events for Schwesinger. He's played well this season, including against the Patriots. Before he left the contest, he posted five total tackles and a pass defended. More impressively, he picked off Maye, the New England quarterback's only interception thrown versus the Browns. It was also the former UCLA Bruins star linebacker's first interception of his young NFL career.
Schwesinger is leading the Browns in tackles this season, with 59 entering the showdown against New England. His absence will very likely be felt by Cleveland's defense, which was far from its top form in Week 8. The Patriots gushed the Browns' stop unit for 422 total yards and 23 first downs. That said, Browns star pass rusher Myles Garrett had five sacks and six total tackles.
Maye passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns on 18-of-24 pass completions. Browns starter Dillon Gabriel, on the other hand, only threw for 156 passing yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions on 21-of-35 completions.
Losers in four of their last five games, the Browns have a bye ahead in Week 9, which comes at a convenient time for Schwesinger, as he recuperates from his injury.
Cleveland will resurface on the field in Week 10 with a matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
Unexpected Star Predicted To Lead Jets Loaded RB Room
The New York Jets made a lot of moves during the offense to boost their roster. Cutting ties with Aaron Rodgers and replacing him with the much younger Justin Fields sets the Jets up a lot better for the future.
With Fields at the helm, the Jets are expected to be run-heavy, led by the trio of Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, and Isaiah Davis at running back.
The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt recently made the bold prediction that Allen would lead the Jets in rushing on the season rather than Hall, Davis, Fields, or anybody else.
Braelon Allen looks like a star in the making for the Jets
"The Jets ranked last in the NFL in rush attempts last year. I expect them to finish in the top five in 2025 — if not at the top — and that’s both for a combination of scheme (it will be a run-heavy offensive attack) and personnel led by quarterback Justin Fields," Rosenblatt wrote. "There’s an assumption that Breece Hall is the Jets’ top running back but when the games start and Aaron Glenn and Tanner Engstrand start divvying up the carries, I truly think at some point (perhaps early) Allen will become the predominant ball carrier in the running back room.
"That’s not to say Hall’s role will diminish — he might be the Jets’ No. 2 option in the passing game at the moment — but Allen throughout the summer has looked like the better, stronger, more explosive runner."
Fields will open up the running game quite a bit for the Jets. He provides a very scary run threat for the defense, unlike Rodgers.
For Allen, there aren't many backs in football who are stronger, faster, and more athletic than he is. The young running back has been so impressive in training camp that Hall has found his name in trade rumors for the last few months.
It's bold to predict Allen will lead the team in rushing, but it's not impossible. Hall could turn into a bit of a receiving back while Allen might get more of the early down carries. It's hard to predict the output of each running back, but if Hall and Allen finish close in carries, there's a good chance that Allen ends the season as the Jets' rushing leader.
