Browns sign player with torn ACL to replace player with torn ACL
By John Breech CBSSports.com October 16, 2013 6:40 pm ET
"Usually when you sign a player, you don't expect that player to show up at his physical with a torn ACL. That's what happened to the Cleveland Browns and now, they'll have to play the next two weeks with only 52 players on their 53-man roster."...
...With Hoyer on injured reserve, the Browns signed wide receiver Charles Johnson from the Packers practice squad to fill Hoyer's spot on the active-roster. That happened on Saturday. On Wednesday, during Johnson's introductory physical, the Browns discovered that he had a torn ACL, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
Because Johnson was a practice squad player with another team, the Browns were unable to give him a physical until after they signed him. Since Cleveland signed Johnson from the Packers practice squad, the Browns are now stuck with him for at least two more weeks. Per NFL rules, a player that's signed off another team's practice squad has to be a part of the new team's 53-man roster for at least three games."...
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