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Browns' Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Makes Strong Statement After Saddening Injury Update

Cleveland's linebacker sent an emotional message to fans on Monday afternoon.
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Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (6) pauses for a moment of reflection during the first half of an NFL football game at Huntington Bank Field, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (6) pauses for a moment of reflection during the first half of an NFL football game at Huntington Bank Field, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. | Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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On Monday afternoon, the Browns announced that linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah would be placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List and miss the entirety of the 2025 NFL season.

Owusu-Koramoah suffered a neck injury in Cleveland's Week 8 win over Baltimore last season, landing him on Injured Reserve for the rest of the year. After the Browns officially ruled Owusu-Koramoah out for the 2025 campaign, the 25-year-old linebacker sent a message to Cleveland fans, thanking them for their support and thanking the team's doctors who are assisting in his recovery.

"From day one, you embraced me as more than a player, but also as a brother and young man with purpose," Owusu-Koramoah wrote in a social media post. "While I won't suit up this season, I'm focused on what I can control — my healing, my mindset and my faith. The body may rest, but the calling never sleeps."

Owusu-Koramoah has started 49 career games for the Browns, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2023. Over four seasons with the team, Owusu-Koramoah has combined for 308 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, eight sacks, six forced fumbles and three interceptions.

"I've given my heart to this game," Owusu-Koramoah continued. "I don't know what's next, but I'll continue trusting my medical team, serving my community and backing my brothers on the field."

In August, Owusu-Koramoah signed a three-year extension with the Browns worth $37.5 million. The contract stability will give the young linebacker the ability to rehabilitate with the team in hopes of a 2026 return to the field without the added stress of financial uncertainty.

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GAVIN DORSEY

Gavin Dorsey is the Lead Writer for Northwestern Wildcats On SI and assists in covering a handful of other teams in the On SI network, including the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Texans and Ohio State Buckeyes. Before joining On SI in February 2025, he wrote for the Star Tribune and Inside NU while broadcasting college sports for both radio and television. Dorsey is a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, where he also studied psychology. In his free time, he enjoys running and being outdoors. Dorsey is currently a freelance writer for the Associated Press, covering Chicago area sports teams.

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