Tony Fields will have to wait to make his Cleveland Browns debut. The fifth-round rookie from West Virginia is sidelined from the start of training camp with a foot injury.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski indicated in his press session that it’s a different injury than the previous foot injury Fields suffered earlier this spring. It’s the other foot.
Stefanski gave no timeline on any potential return for Fields beyond stating he will “miss time”. The speedy rookie was expected to compete for a reserve LB job as well as on special teams, but the injury slows down any momentum Fields might have carried from his recent draft status.
Running back D’Ernest Johnson was also absent from Wednesday’s training camp session. Stefanski said Johnson was excused for personal reasons, which are believed to be related to the birth of his daughter.
