The Cleveland Browns’ defensive end depth chart took a hit last week when Alex Wright and Isaiah Thomas both went down with knee injuries just days apart. However, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the damage does not appear to be long-term.
“Both players underwent arthroscopic knee surgeries Tuesday at University Hospital,” Cabot wrote. “But both are expected to make a full recovery early in the season after several weeks of rehab.”
This is noteworthy from a Pittsburgh Steelers perspective as they play host to the Browns in Week Two on Monday Night Football. While neither Wright nor Thomas showed the ability to affect a game like DE Myles Garrett, multiple injuries at a single position have a way of affecting teams despite Wright and Thomas sitting solidly behind Za’Darius Smith and Ogbo Okoronkwo on the depth chart.