Injuries are a part of life in the NFL, but the Cleveland Browns saw that reality reach an absurd level in 2022 when it came to their group of linebackers.
The madness began when the team lost linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. for the season with a torn quad tendon in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before the year was over, Walker was joined on the injured list by fellow linebackers Jacob Phillips (torn biceps tendon), Sione Takitaki (torn ACL) and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (injured foot).
Injuries certainly did not help, but things were not always going along smoothly even when the unit was healthy, as linebacker Reggie Ragland (who was signed in early December) finished as the group’s top run defender and top linebacker overall by Pro Football Focus.