The Cleveland Browns placed kick returner Jakeem Grant Sr. on the injured reserve list on Wednesday.
Grant, who was signed in the offseason to provide a boost to the return game, suffered a torn Achilles tendon while participating in a drill during Tuesday’s practice. While there was some initial hope that the injury was not serious, an MRI proved otherwise and Grant will undergo surgery and his first season with the Browns is over before it began, according to cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot.
The Browns signed Grant as a free agent in the offseason in an attempt to boost their anemic return game.