torn achilles for browns' jakeem grant

The Cleveland Browns placed wide receiver and kick returner Jakeem Grant on injured reserve on Wednesday, ending his season. Grant is confirmed to have torn his Achilles after being carted off the field during Tuesday's training camp practice.

Tests confirmed a torn Achilles for #Browns WR/KR Jakeem Grant, per source. Suffered injury in Tuesday's practice. Tough deal for Grant, who was set to play a big role for Cleveland as a free agent addition who was having a strong camp.

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 10, 2022

Grant was likely to take up the returner role with the Browns this season, along with some duties on offense. He recently signed a contract extension in March of this year.

more headlines:

• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a scare during Wednesday's training camp practice when center Robert Hainsey was carted off with what was originally thought to be a leg injury. Rewind to about a mere week ago when the team lost their starting center, Ryan Jensen, in the same way. Luckily, Hainsey was just carted off due to cramps and should be just fine. You know Tom Brady was sweating bullets.
  

GREAT news for the Bucs from a source right now: Hainsey was experiencing bad cramps when he was carted off. What looked like a real scare out here… was nothing more than the Florida heat. https://t.co/oHXknEpddm

— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) August 10, 2022

•  Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith missed his fifth straight practice on Wednesday due to a groin injury. It's safe to say we won't see him in this week's preseason game, but this should be something to watch going forward. Especially if you play the fantasy football -- groin injuries can linger.
  

Nick Sirianni says DeVonta Smith (groin) is still day-to-day. Won’t practice today. His 5th straight practice missed #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 10, 2022

• Speaking of injuries to watch... Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon didn't practice on Wednesday due to a foot situation (injury? who knows). Head coach Nathaniel Hackett said it was being evaluated and didn't say much else.
  

Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said after Wednesday’s practice RB Melvin Gordon III didn’t practice due to foot injury… said it’s being evaluated.

— Jeff Legwold (@Jeff_Legwold) August 10, 2022