So how did the Browns end up signing a guy with a torn ACL from the Packers' practice squad? The guy in question, receiver Charles Johnson, had a torn ACL that no one knew about. When a player is signed from another team's practice squad, a physical isn't given before the player joins the team. ...
Mike Florio  wrote:
ouch. That is rather shocking.
Originally Posted by: wpr
damn ya - so he is signed byt he browns and has a partially torn acl - and this is the same thing bulaga had and he decided to get surgery huh ...funny enough - our Oline isnt as bad off as we thought this year ...
Originally Posted by: Dulak
Well... as bad as the miss looks for us... for the team as a whole it probably assists us.Johnson should be returned to us.. while we pick up the surgery costs and place him on IR.. we also would retain his rights moving forward. Gives us a second look at him if we want next season.
Originally Posted by: Pack93z
I know you said "should be", but I'm checking about what is going to happen... Are the Packers going to get his rights back? Or the Browns going to keep his rights? I thought the Browns got to keep his rights, since they signed him.
Originally Posted by: beast
If he failed his physical, he should revert back.But I agree, you gotta wonder, wtf. smhThis is the same group that forced Nick Collins to retire after a completely unnecessary surgery.
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
The Browns already signed him to a contract so they will probably IR him. He's theirs.Nick Collins hasn't been forced to retire he's free to play for any team in the league.
Originally Posted by: steveishere
The contract should be contingent upon passing the physical. That's what's happened in the past when there've been trades and whatnot, iirc. Then again the Packers might not even want him.
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