The Brownsing started earlier than usual this year. Two full months ahead of the regular-season opener and two weeks until players put on the pads again for training camp, the Browns lost their leading sacker, Desmond Bryant, for the season.
On Wednesday, the team announced Bryant underwent surgery on a torn pectoral muscle on Tuesday, which he suffered during a workout last week. According to multiple reports (ESPN and NFL Network to name two), the injury took place while Bryant did something players do constantly in the offseason. He was lifting weights at the gym.