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Whitehurst took over in the second half, but hyperextended his right knee in the final minutes and hobbled to the sideline.
For the Browns, it's been an epidemic.
The veteran returned to the field to run out the final seconds, but his status for next week's game at Tennessee remains unclear.
"It's the NFL," he said. "Guys get hurt. It's the way it goes."
There was a line of patients.
Whitehurst dismissed the notion the Browns are snake-bitten.
The injuries to Kessler and Whitehurst have only magnified problems for first-year Browns coach Hue Jackson,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, who continues to put on a brave front in the face of the mounting injuries.
"I wanted to (play)," he said. "I tried,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, but there is a point where you have to be smart. It hurt. I hate leaving guys like that. I hate coming out. It hurt me as a person. It is unfortunate, but that is just the game."
They've had three different starters and have already played five quarterbacks — wide receiver Terrelle Pryor played 14 snaps at Miami and a few after Kessler and Whitehurst went out — and only have rookie Kevin Hogan on the practice squad,Jae Crowder Jersey.
Kessler, making his third start after Robert Griffin III (broken bone in his shoulder) and Josh McCown (broken collarbone) got hurt in the season's first two weeks, injured his ribs and chest when he was hit hard in the first quarter on a backward pass that skipped out of the end zone and turned into a safety for New England.
Kessler was drilled by linebacker Dont'a Hightower as he tried to throw a swing pass to running back Duke Johnson.
The Browns are losing quarterbacks as quickly as games.
"It's unfortunate," wide receiver Andrew Hawkins said. "I really don't have any words for it. It's nothing like I've been a part of, but it's football."
Jackson did not provide any specifics on Kessler's injury other than to say nothing was broken.
Whitehurst and rookie starter Cody Kessler were both injured on Sunday during a 33-13 loss to the New England Patriots, further damaging Cleveland's already ravaged quarterback situation.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Charlie Whitehurst grimaced in pain and was nearly doubled over as he leaned on a stanchion outside Cleveland's locker room while waiting to undergo X-rays.
"I think I'll be fine,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale," he said. "I don't know. We'll see. I guess there will be some tests, but I think I'll be fine. I'll be ready."
The third-round draft pick struggled to get up,Jeff Reine-Adelaide Arsenal Jersey UK, and when he finally did he walked slowly to the sideline before he was taken to the locker room for tests. Kessler returned to the bench area, but did not go back in the game.
Jackson's job in rebuilding the Browns was going to be difficult enough. Now he's dealing with a revolving door at the game's most important position. Griffin remains sidelined indefinitely, while McCown is holding out hope he could be back soon. |
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