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The injury bug hit the Cleveland Browns again as kick returner JoJo Natson will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL during Sunday’s win against Washington.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski announced the injury during his Monday news conference:
Tough news for Browns one day after the win over Washington.
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) September 28, 2020
WR and PR/KR JoJo Natson lost for the season with a torn ACL, Stefanski says.
Natson was in his first season with the Browns after signing as a free agent this past offseason. He was somewhat busy on Sunday as he had one rush for three yards, returned a punt for 11 yards and a kickoff for 31 yards.
Natson spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, where he averaged a 22.2 yards per kickoff return and 7.7 yards per punt return in 2019. In three seasons in the league, he has proven to be a reliable - if not overly dynamic - returner, albeit in somewhat limited duty as he has just 61 career punt returns and 35 career kickoff returns.
#Browns Kevin Stefanski on the loss of WR JoJo Natson for the season to a torn ACL pic.twitter.com/F2w6YFkEsG
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 28, 2020
The injury may open the door for rookie wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones to take over the return duties after being inactive for the first three games of the season.