Cleveland Browns: Suddenly Ruled Out Offensive Starter Ahead of Week 4

The 1-2 Cleveland Browns travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, to play against the 1-2 Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium for their fourth regular season game of the 2024 season. The Browns are coming off a disappointing 15-21 loss to the New York Giants, in which their offensive line struggled immensely. Their O-line allowed eight sacks, 17 QB hits, 36 pressures, and allowed pressure on 40.4% of defensive snaps. To make matters worse, two starters exited the game with an injury, including their left tackle.

The Cleveland Browns LT exited the game with a knee injury

Jedrick Wills Jr. made his season debut in Week 3 after missing the first two games to recover from his knee injury sustained a season ago. Wills played their first 40 offensive snaps of the game before exiting with a knee injury in the third quarter and did not return. He underwent an MRI after the game.

According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the MRI came back clean, and he avoided a significant knee injury. He will continue to rehab.

#Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr’s MRI this week came back clean, per source. Wills injured his knee Sunday and is rehabbing this week. But no major damage coming out of the game.

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 26, 2024

He will not play in Week 4

The Clevland Browns released their final injury report for Week 4. Jedrick Wills Jr. did not participate in Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday’s practice. According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Browns have ruled out three offensive starters, including Wills. He will miss the third game of the season.

#Browns ruled out for the #Raiders game: Jed Wills, Jack Conklin, David Njoku, Pierre Strong Jr.

— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 27, 2024

Who starts at LT?

Although the Cleveland Browns have flirted with the idea of moving Joel Bitonio from left guard to left tackle, James Hudson III will likely serve as Deshaun Watson’s blindside blocker. Hudson exited the last game with a shoulder injury but doesn’t have an injury diagnosis. If you move Bitonio to left tackle, they reshuffle their entire interior offensive line. In this hypothetical (similar to last week), they move Ethan Pocic from center to left guard, insert Nick Harris at center, and have rookie Zak Zinter start at right guard since Wyatt Teller is on injured reserve.

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