Browns hometown standout suffers tough injury setback in preseason opener

All offseason long, undrafted receiver Luke Floriea has been making waves because of his performance at camp, which previously had coaches telling ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that they were struggling to guard him. To make the story even better, Floriea is a local product from Mentor, Ohio, and attended Kent State University from 2020 to 2024. Cleveland didn't play any starters in their preseason opener outside of a few, which provided Floriea to shine in a game-setting with Shedeur Sanders, who had been building a connection all offseason. Unfortunately, Floriea suffered a hamstring injury on his incredible one-handed catch in the preseason win, and the Browns ended up waiving him with an injury designation on Monday. It's an incredibly tough break for the standout undrafted free agent, as his strong offseason, coupled with a great preseason game (90.9 PFF grade in 14 snaps), had him trending towards a shot on the 53-man roster. On top of his strong play, the Browns' depth at receiver is mostly unproven, which wou