Browns place two-time All-Pro RT Jack Conklin on IR with elbow injury

The Browns will be without one of their top offensive linemen for at least the next three games. ESPN’s Field Yates reports that right tackle Jack Conklin has landed on injured reserve.

Conklin dislocated his elbow during last weekend’s loss to the Steelers. Fortunately, the veteran will likely avoid surgery, and there’s optimism that he’ll be able to return to the lineup later this season.

This is poor timing for the 27-year-old, as he had just returned to the lineup after recovering from a knee injury. The eighth overall pick by the Titans in the 2016 draft joined the Browns in 2020 on a three-year, $42M deal. He started 15 games during his first season in Cleveland, earning first-team All-Pro honors (the second of his career). He’s started each of the six games he’s appeared in during the 2021 campaign. Blake Hance will likely start at right tackle while Conklin’s out of the lineup.

The Browns have also activated fullback Andy Janovich and center Nick Harris from injured reserve, and they promoted defensive tackle Sheldon Day and tight end Miller Forristall from the practice squad, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal.