Over the course of the week leading up to yesterday’s game, the Cleveland Browns elected to re-insert rookie quarterback Cody Kessler into the starting lineup, who missed last week’s game due to the fact that he remained in the concussion protocol after suffering one in the first half of the previous game.
In the interim, the Browns did get back quarterback Josh McCown, who returned to start a week ago. McCown started the second game of the season, but suffered a shoulder and collarbone injury that forced him to sit out the proceeding five weeks, during which Kessler started and began to earn the respect and confidence of his coaches and teammates.