The news was exactly what the Browns feared it would be concerning veteran center Ethan Pocic .

Pocic suffered an Achilles tear in his left leg , coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed on a Dec. 8 Zoom call. Stefanski had said that immediately after the Browns' 31-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans , but said it required an MRI to confirm the injury.

The injury will obviously require surgery. There's also the procedural move of placing Pocic on the injured reserve list. Buy Cleveland Browns tickets

The injury occured on the first play of the fourth quarter of the loss to the Tirans. Pocic was dropping to pass protect when the injury happened.

Third-year pro Luke Wypler replaced Pocic for the remainder of the game. He and quarterback Shedeur Sanders had a issue with the snap on a 2-poin

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