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Browns RB Quinshon Judkins Carted Off After Suffering Broken Leg vs. Bills

Liam McKeone

Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins suffered a leg injury against the Bills on Sunday.
Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins suffered a leg injury against the Bills on Sunday. / NFL on CBS
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The Browns hosted the Bills on Sunday with the two teams going in completely opposite directions. Buffalo, coming off a massive comeback win over the Patriots in Week 15, is looking to secure a playoff spot and stay in the running for the AFC East crown. Cleveland, 3-11 entering Week 16, is trying to play out the season and hope the young players on the roster show glimpses of potential before heading into the offseason with another top draft pick.

The first two quarters of their clash on Sunday went more or less as expected through the lens of the circumstances. Shedeur Sanders led the Browns on a quality touchdown drive to open the game but it didn’t take long for the Bills to fire back and, eventually, take the lead. But in the final minutes of the first half, disaster struck for Cleveland.

Just ahead of the two-minute warning the Browns had the ball again and Sanders threw a swing pass to fellow rookie Quinshon Judkins out of the backfield. Judkins was hit almost immediately while several yards behind the line of scrimmage. But he was tackled awkwardly and wound up on the ground after the play in significant pain; replay showed Judkins’s leg was twisted while he was being taken down. Only a few moments passed before the cart came out for Judkins.

It didn’t take long for the Browns to rule him out for the rest of the game with a leg injury.

Judkins, 22, was drafted by Cleveland in the second round out of Ohio State. In seven games as a rookie Judkins recorded 486 yards rushing and five touchdowns. He seems like a long-term keeper for the Browns at the running back position, assuming he can bounce back from this injury.

After Judkins went out the Browns wound up losing, 23-20, to the Bills. Once the game ended NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Judkins had suffered a broken leg on the play; he’s also being evaluated for a potential knee injury.

A terrible stroke of poor luck for Judkins and the Browns.

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Liam McKeone
LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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