Browns' JOK out for season due to '24 neck injury

The Cleveland Browns connected Monday placed linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah connected the reserve/physically incapable to execute list, sidelining him for the 2025 season.

Owusu-Koramoah, 25, was placed connected injured reserve and missed the last 9 games of the 2024 play due to the fact that of a cervix wounded sustained aft a collision with Baltimore Ravens moving backmost Derrick Henry. Owusu-Koramoah was concisely hospitalized overnight astatine a Cleveland aesculapian halfway for further valuation but had question successful each extremities and was aboriginal released.

"Jeremiah has the afloat enactment of our team, and we expect him to proceed to beryllium a portion of the enactment adjacent though helium volition not instrumentality to the tract this year," Browns wide manager Andrew Berry said successful a statement. "We volition not marque immoderate predictions connected Jeremiah's shot aboriginal astatine this time, but we bash enactment that he's successful bully spirits and volition proceed to instrumentality the proposal of the world-class aesculapian experts who volition proceed to usher his advancement and recovery."

A second-round prime retired of Notre Dame successful the 2021 draft, Owusu-Koramoah was named to his archetypal Pro Bowl aft signaling a career-high 101 tackles successful the 2023 season. The Browns signed him to a three-year hold worthy up to $39 cardinal past August.

"While I won't suit up this season, I'm focused connected what I tin power -- my healing, my mindset, and my faith," Owusu-Koramoah said successful a statement. "The assemblage whitethorn rest, but the calling ne'er sleeps. I've fixed my bosom to this game. I don't cognize what's next, but I'll proceed trusting my aesculapian team, serving the community, and backing my brothers connected the field."

Last month, the Browns drafted erstwhile UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger with the 33rd pick. This offseason, Cleveland besides re-signed linebacker Devin Bush to a one-year woody and signed seasoned linebacker Jerome Baker to a one-year deal.