Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips reportedly suffered a torn biceps tendon during practice on Thursday.
Phillips will undergo surgery and could likely miss the entire 2021 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Browns’ linebacker Jacob Phillips tore his biceps tendon and is now most likely to miss the season, per source. Phillips was the Browns’ 2020 3rd-round pick and a key contributor on defense.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 20, 2021
A third-round selection by the Browns in the 2020 NFL Draft, Phillips had been working in training camp with the second-team defense at both middle linebacker and outside linebacker as defensive coordinator Joe Woods looks to create positional diversity among the linebackers.