UPDATE: LB Marcus Benard Breaks HAND in Motorcycle Accident

by Chris Pokorny on Oct 10, 2011 8:02 PM EDT

UPDATE: According to Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, an updated diagnosis for Benard is that he suffered a broken hand, not a broken arm as originally reported. This would seem to be good news for Benard, and I imagine he would only miss a couple of games because of this.

The last motorcycle accident for a Cleveland Brown didn't go over so well, and neither will this one.

Linebacker Marcus Benard suffered a ~~broken arm~~ when he crashed his motorcycle into the wall of a Cleveland-area interstate, according to reports. Drew Rosenhaus, Benard's agent, said that his client's injuries "are not life threatening" and he is expected to "make a full recovery."

It wouldn't be a surprise to me if this injury landed Benard on the injured reserve. He was making a transition from being a 3-4 outside linebacker to a 4-3 defensive end this season. We expected him to see significant snaps, but through four games he had not seen many snaps behind Jayme Mitchell and Jabaal Sheard. If the Browns don't place him on the injured reserve, based on arm injuries in the past, I would guess that he would be out for around two months. I'm sure more on Benard will be revealed tomorrow during Pat Shurmur's press conference.

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I’m glad Sheard is able to play so many downs that this isn’t a catastrophic injury at the moment. If he does end up on IR, hopefully we can keep Sheard and Mitchell healthy all season.

Even Doug Dieken admits Joe Thomas is the real #73

by Doc's Kid on Oct 10, 2011 8:21 PM EDT reply actions

I’m worried about Sheard wearing down by the time we play in December. Rookies arn’t used to the longer schedules of the NFL, and some of the line guys tend to show it by then, especially when they get as many snaps as these guys are getting.

Only thing manlier than football? Ponies.

by BrownDawg1409 on Oct 11, 2011 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions

There goes more some more of the little depth we had. I hope for a swift, full recovery. As a motorcyclist myself, you hate to hear of anyone going down, but I really hope the early reports of recklessness and excessive speed are unfounded.

What does that MEAN - TO PLAY US OUT?!!?!?

by DaveDawg09 on Oct 10, 2011 8:52 PM EDT reply actions

“I imagine he would only miss a couple of games because of this.”

this is good news!

by athensdawg on Oct 11, 2011 10:33 AM EDT reply actions

Followed later by “based on arm injuries in the past, I would guess that he would be out for around two months.” One of those is likely a typo – hopefully this one.

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
— Winston S. Churchill

by JustBob on Oct 11, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions