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August 26, 2010Many fans were preparing themselves to be rooting for a Browns team without Shaun Rogers for at least one game following his arrest on weapons possession. But as we head into the third game of the preseason and Rogers is yet to take to the practice field, there is growing suspicion that the Pro Bowl defensive lineman could be heading to the Physically Unable to Perform list, ultimately forcing the big man to miss at least the first six games of the NFL season.
Undergoing offseason ankle surgery, Rogers was placed on the preseason PUP list, forcing him to the stationary bikes for the majority of training camp. The latest report surrounding Rogers was of the similar tune to those that came earlier in the preseason. Head coach Eric Mangini qualified Rogers’ situation as “moving along,” and stated that the team hopes to know more in the coming weeks.
The Browns will ultimately face a three-pronged fork in the road within the coming weeks, having to designate their 53-man roster by September 5th. With regard to Rogers, the team could choose to activate him, place him on the in-season PUP list or go the completely (previously unforeseen) opposite route of season-ending injured reserve.
A lot of speculation stems from the fact that the team has been very, very quiet about Rogers’ status. Mangini stated more than once that he did not want to put a timeline on the player’s potential return to the field, igniting a fire of must-think-the-worst proportions.
Fortunately for the Browns, in the event that Rogers were to land on the in-season PUP list or simply miss a few games despite being active, these contests would count towards any potential suspension that Rogers could face resulting from his early-April incident at Cleveland Hopkins Airport where he was found with a loaded weapon inside of his carry-on luggage.
Those wondering when this ruling will be handed down, Lane Adkins of The OBR reports that we may hear something within the next 10 days, conveniently around the same time as the Browns are due to formalize their 53-man roster.
To be continued…
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11 Comments
This is a big deal. If Rogers can’t go we are in trouble. There is very little depth on the line and no one there scares anyone. Rogers at least can get some pressure on the QB. Without him…yikes!
Rape a girl (“allegedly”) – 4 games.
Leave your gun in your luggage – 6 games.
…seems ’bout right.
The six games wouldn’t be a suspension, just the minimum number of games Rogers would miss if he were placed on the PUP list.
@ben- its 6 games because of injury not because of suspension…
reading fail.
my bad
Damn. I was holding out that he was just being a veteran and not participating in practice.
It’s obvious to me that the Browns are trying to wiegh against his potential suspension and that the commish is just waiting to see if he’ll be active. I mean what kind of punishment is it if we can put him on the PUP and save the roster spot for the time that he’ll not be able to perform because of suspension? Nice try, Browns. You’re going to have to make your move before the commish makes his.
If he goes active, I’m betting he gets 1 maybe 2 games. If he stays PUP he gets a 6 game suspension to send a message. (a weak, joke of a message: but a message just the same)
with Rogers injured this offseason I wouldve gone out and signed John Henderson to an incentive-thick but lucrative deal.
The optimist in me is kinda following this line of thought: http://www.dawgscooper.net/2010/08/where-in-world-is-shaun-rogers.html
As much as we’d miss @QBComa92 during the first 6 games, it sure would be nice for him to get back to 100% and then bring the pain mid-season, when other big guys are starting to get worn down.
That being said, I think we’ll see him active week 1 and playing in week 2. Mangini has got him doing training camp veteran style. There isn’t a whole lot of scheming to Rogers’s game: “After the snap, push the 2 guys in front of you into the QB’s grill”
@Alexander,
I’ve got to agree with you. Big Baby doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who likes sweating a whole lot. As a 10 year vet he knows how to get ready. I think his directions are more like:
“When they snap the ball, find the guy holding it and kill him.”
I’d rather just keep him active and don’t put him on the 45 man roster. There shouldnt be that many injuries the first two weeks.