The Cleveland Browns will be without starting tight end Austin Hooper for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals after Hooper underwent an appendectomy.
The timetable for Hooper’s return is unclear, but it would not be surprising if he missed more than just the game against the Bengals.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski announced the news during his Friday media session as well as on the team’s website.
Hooper was not at practice on Friday for what the Browns first reported as an illness, with Stefanski later explaining the diagnosis of appendicitis.