UNDATED (AP) — For the second straight season, the Browns are dealing with a major COVID-19 outbreak during their playoff push.
Cleveland’s postseason hopes were rocked when the team placed eight players on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The eight include top wide receiver Jarvis Landry, tight end Austin Hooper and starting offensive linemen Wyatt Teller and Jedrick Wills Jr.
Those players will all likely miss Saturday’s crucial game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Elsewhere in the NFL:
— Kansas City’s two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones was placed in the COVID-19 protocol, one day after wide receiver Josh Gordon was added to the list. Chiefs coach Andy Reid wasn’t sure whether either player will be available when the AFC West leaders visit the Chargers on Thursday night.
— Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and six of his teammates went on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday. Defensive backs Terrell Burgess and Juju Hughes, tight end Brycen Hopkins, tackle Alaric Jackson and injured nose tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day also went on the list. The Rams activated tight end Tyler Higbee from the list.
— Patriots safety Adrian Phillips says he’s taking it day by day and that everything checked out well on the right knee he injured in the closing minutes of their win over Buffalo. It’s positive news for the Patriots as they look to keep their seven-game win streak going this week at Indianapolis.
— Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is hopeful linebacker T.J. Watt and cornerback Joe Haden will be available against the visiting Titans on Sunday. Watt left a 36-28 loss to Minnesota in the first half with a groin injury. Haden hasn’t played since spraining his foot in a tie against Detroit in November.
— The Buccaneers have placed running back Giovani Bernard on injured reserve with a hip injury suffered during the second half of Sunday’s 33-27 overtime victory over the Bills.
