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| 5th December, 2005 - 7:52 pm |  Associated Press - BEREA, Ohio -- Browns rookie wide receiver Braylon Edwards will miss the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament, yet another setback for one of Cleveland's first-round draft picks.
Edwards, the No. 3 overall selection in the draft, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while trying to make a leaping catch in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 20-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Edwards' knee buckled awkwardly to the inside after he landed stiff-legged on the incompletion.
"I knew right away," Edwards said after hobbling into the Browns' locker room Monday on crutches. "To be honest, I hoped for the best. I prayed right away. But I knew as soon as I landed it was bad. I heard it buckle. I heard it crumble."
Edwards, who has had an inconsistent first season, had caught two touchdown passes from fellow rookie Charlie Frye before getting hurt. He finished the season with 32 catches for 512 yards and three TDs.
Coach Romeo Crennel said surgery has not been scheduled because doctors are waiting for the swelling in Edwards' knee to subside. Players with similar injuries typically need eight to 12 months of rehab to recover. [READ] |
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