Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr. Injures Knee vs. Bengals
Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr. will miss the remainder of Sunday's game vs. the Bengals after suffering a knee injury, the Browns announced Sunday.
Beckham Jr. appear to suffer the injury on QB Baker Mayfield's first pass attempt of the game early in the first quarter. The intended pass to Beckham Jr. was intercepted by Bengals DB Darius Phillips. The Browns WR chased Phillips down, but made an awkward tackle and headed straight to the locker room following the turnover.
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— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) October 25, 2020
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Beckham is feared to have suffered a "major knee injury" per the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The LSU product will undergo an MRI on Monday.
#Browns WR Odell Beckham, who was knocked out of today’s game early, is feared to have suffered a major knee injury, source said. He’ll have an MRI in the morning and perhaps there will be some better news, but early indications aren’t good.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 25, 2020
Entering Week 7, Beckham Jr. has 319 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. He also has 72 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
The Browns ended up defeating the Bengals, 37-34.