{"id":77035,"date":"2024-01-03T03:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=77035"},"modified":"2024-01-03T03:45:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:45:03","slug":"browns-bring-back-pass-rusher-after-brief-departure-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/browns-bring-back-pass-rusher-after-brief-departure-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Bring Back Pass-Rusher After Brief Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cleveland Browns have signed defensive end Sam Kamara to the practice squad, bringing him back less than a week after releasing him.<\/p>\n

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The Browns announced the signing of Kamara with a series of other moves. The team also released punter\u00a0Matt Haack\u00a0and guard Joey Fisher from the practice squad.<\/p>\n

Kamara is in his second NFL season out of Stony Brook. Originally signed by the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0as an undrafted free agent in 2021, he has appeared in 10 career games. He has spent most of 2022 and 2023 on the Browns\u2019 practice squad, appearing in one game this season.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a chance Kamara could get a call-up to the active roster this week against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals. The Browns have nothing at stake for the Week 18 matchup and\u00a0could rest key starters\u00a0like\u00a0Myles Garrett\u00a0and\u00a0Za\u2019Darius Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working through all those things,\u201d\u00a0Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said\u00a0on Monday, January 1. \u201cWe\u2019ll have a plan, obviously. We want to finish strong, so we\u2019ll have a plan moving forward, but I\u2019ll update you guys as we get going through the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Browns Dealing With Injuries on Defensive Line<\/h2>\n
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The Browns defensive line has been\u00a0banged up in recent weeks. The team lost veteran tackle\u00a0Maurice Hurst\u00a0for the season and\u00a0Ogbo Okoronkwo\u00a0is dealing with a pec injury. Okoronkwo is holding out hope that he\u2019ll be able to go for the postseason. He\u2019s missed the last two games.<\/p>\n

The Browns are also missing starting middle linebacker\u00a0Anthony Walker\u00a0and safety\u00a0Grant Delpit, who is on injured reserve but hoping to\u00a0return for the postseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Stefanski said when asked for an update on his injured players. \u201cObviously, we\u2019ll see how all those guys progress over the course of the next couple of weeks. You want to get all those guys back, obviously, but we\u2019ll just have to see how they do over the next seven to 14 days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garrett has\u00a0also been banged up\u00a0but has yet to miss a game. The Defensive Player of the Year favorite has been battling through a shoulder injury. He was able to break his sackless streak last week against the\u00a0New York Jets. If the Browns are resting players against the Bengals, Garrett would be one of the priority players to sit out.<\/p>\n

That being said, the sack-hungry All-Pro might want an opportunity to score a few more in the final week of the season. Garrett has 14 sacks this season.<\/p>\n

Browns Punter Corey Bojorquez Likely to Return<\/h2>\n
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The Browns played last week without their starting kicker and punter. Kicker Dustin Hopkins is dealing with a left hamstring injury, while Corey Bojorquez has a quad issue.<\/p>\n

The move to waive Haack \u2014 who punted on Thursday against the Jets \u2014 likely means that Bojorquez is on his way back. Haack hit three punts against New York for a respectable average of 51.7 yards.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be nice for the Browns to get Bojorquez back but Hopkins is a big missing piece for the Browns. The team\u00a0gave up just a seventh-round pick\u00a0for Hopkins in a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers. He\u2019s been the most reliable kicker the team has had in over a decade.<\/p>\n

Hopkins has hit\u00a033 of his 36 field goal attempts\u00a0and is 8-for-8 from beyond 50 yards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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