Browns placing LB Anthony Walker on IR with hamstring strain

Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. Jeff Lange via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Browns placing LB Anthony Walker on injured reserve due to hamstring strain

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 9/17/21

The Cleveland Browns are placing linebacker Anthony Walker on injured reserve due to a hamstring strain, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The 26-year-old should return in three weeks.

Browns are placing starting LB Anthony Walker on IR with a hamstring strain, per source. Walker should be back in three weeks.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 17, 2021

Walker is the Browns' defensive signal-caller and played nearly every snap in the team's season-opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He's in his first season with Cleveland after spending the first four years of his career with the Indianapolis Colts.

While losing Walker isn't ideal, the Browns have experience adjusting without him as he missed time during training camp with a knee injury.

Malcolm Smith should see more playing time with Walker sidelined.

Walker recorded one interception, five passes defended, 92 tackles, two tackles for a loss and one quarterback hit in 16 games with the Colts last season. He had 10 tackles against the Chiefs.

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