Browns’ Quinshon Judkins Gets Bad News Ahead of Week 2
Quinshon Judkins signed his rookie contract with the Cleveland Browns, but it doesn’t seem likely he will be in the lineup this week.
Judkins missed all of training camp and the preseason as he was holding out for his contract. As well as his legal issues were being resolved. As Judkins is practicing ahead of Week 2, his status is uncertain. But the Browns listed him as the fourth-string running back on the unofficial depth chart.
Judkins is behind Jerome Ford, Dylan Sampson, and Raheim Sanders, so at this rate, it does seem likely he won’t be in the lineup for Week 2 when the Browns are on the road to play the Baltimore Ravens.
Judkins will need time to get ramped up and up to game speed before he gets into game action. Meanwhile, Cleveland got a temporary roster exemption for Judkins, meaning he can practice and doesn’t count on the 53-man roster for the time being.
“The #Browns are expected to get a temporary roster exemption for RB Quinshon Judkins, who is signing his fully guaranteed rookie contract today,” Pelissero wrote on X. “That’s unrelated to the league’s ongoing disciplinary process; it’s standard for players who missed camp and can last up to two games.”
Although Judkins isn’t technically on the 53-man roster yet, the hope was that he would play in Week 2.
Browns Coach Isn’t Sure When Judkins Will Play
After Cleveland’s Week 1 loss, the attention turned to Judkins and when he will be in the lineup.
However, after the loss, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski wasn’t thinking about Judkins or his return to the field.
“We’ll see,” Stefanski said on Sept. 8. “Got to get through this week of practice, but don’t know.”
If Judkins does get up to speed, he could be in the lineup in Week 2. But, that would mean Cleveland would have to make another roster move as he technically isn’t on the 53-man roster yet.
But, for now, Judkins will practice all week, but all signs point to him likely taking another week to get ready before making his debut in Week 3.
The Browns are a massive 11.5-point underdogs against the Ravens in Week 2 on the road.
Cleveland Had High Expectations for Judkins
After the Browns selected Judkins in the second round, he was expected to be the team’s starting running back.
Following the draft, Cleveland’s general manager, Andrew Berry, said he expected Judkins to be a bell-cow-like running back for the team.
“We feel like he’s just a very well-rounded back,” Berry said. “We’ve obviously been spoiled over the past couple of years, particularly with Nick and Kareem (Hunt). And we feel like he is very much in that mold in terms of skill set. Not necessarily saying that he’s going to, with certainty, develop into one of those players. We certainly hope that’s the case. But we think that he can be a bell cow runner that can really carry the load for us.”
Judkins was selected 36th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft after helping the Ohio State Buckeyes win the national championship.
Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson Retaliates In Altercation With Bills Fan
When it comes to player and fan interactions at professional sporting events, it’s best to incorporate a “hands off” policy on both sides.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson appeared to have a brief physical altercation with a Buffalo Bills fan during a Week 1 game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
The moment occurred following a 1-handed touchdown catch by Ravens wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins with 1:33 left in the third quarter.
Hopkins’ touchdown gave Baltimore a 34-19 lead. Jackson and a group of Ravens were behind the end zone celebrating with Hopkins when the incident with the fan occurred, with the fan appearing to have his hands on or in Jackson’s helmet/face area and Jackson shoving the fan back into the stands.
The Ravens went up 40-25 in the fourth quarter before the Bills rallied for a 41-40 victory on a 32-yard field goal by Matt Prater as time expired.
“I’m not saying one of them was right or wrong — they’re both wrong,” NBC color commentator Cris Collinsworth said. “Players should not be touching fans … but fans can take it too far sometimes.”
Jackson is a 2-time NFL Most Valuable Player and is in line to be the highest paid player in NFL history with his next contract extension. He’s currently playing on the 5-year, $260 million contract he signed in 2023.
Social Media Reacts To Bizarre Incident With Fan
The moment between Jackson and the fan quickly went viral — overshadowing even the “how did he do that” catch by Hopkins, who signed a 1-year, $5 million free agent contract with the Ravens on March 11.
The reaction to the shove online was largely in Jackson’s defense and critical of the fan who made contact with him initially.
“Lamar Jackson is not in the wrong for pushing the fan,” Robert Littall of Black Sports Online wrote on his official X account. “Keep your hands to yourself.”
“No Mike Tirico, Lamar Jackson was not in the wrong for shoving that fan,” X user Andrew Jones wrote. “We ain’t gotta lie man.”
“Don’t tell me Lamar Jackson did anything wrong here!” NFL reporter Jordan Schultz wrote on his official X account. “He was simply responding to a fan being utterly ridiculous and doing something no fan should EVER do — make contact with a player.”
“A fan hit/shoved Lamar Jackson in the head — and Lamar Jackson put him in his seat,” The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov wrote on his official X account.
“Lamar Jackson shoved a fan back after a Bills fan shoved him in the helmet after the TD,” The Baltimore Banner’s Jonas Shaffer wrote on his X account.
“No, Mike Tirico, Lamar Jackson definitely was NOT in the wrong,” X user Coach Antoine wrote. “He defended himself from someone who literally physically accosted him. Players shouldn’t have to endure physical attacks from malicious, idiotic fans. That fan should have been ejected as well!”
Fans and Opposing Teams Are Potent Mix
Perhaps the worst in-game incident in professional sports history occurred during a 2004 regular season game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers in Detroit, when Pacers forward Ron Artest went into the stands to fight several Pistons fans following a hard foul.
Artest’s actions sparked a wild melee now known as “The Malice at the Palace” which resulted in 9 suspensions for a total of 146 games, with 5 players eventually charged with assault and five fans also charged with assault.
"They violated the number-one rule for any professional athlete, and that is no matter what is said, no matter what is thrown at you, you don't go into the stands."
Untold: Malice at the Palace is now on Netflix pic.twitter.com/ZjzkL1bNhn
— Netflix (@netflix) August 10, 2021
