Joe Flacco comfortably sits atop the Browns’ quarterback depth chart, but a new backup will be in place for the foreseeable future. Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday. 
The fifth-round rookie is dealing with a hip injury, and it will shut him down for an extended stretch. The move guarantees at least a four-week absence for Thompson-Robinson, meaning he will not be available for the remainder of the regular season. In a corresponding move, P.J. Walker has been signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
The quarterback spot has been in flux for Cleveland, a team which has managed to win games with four different signal-callers. Thompson-Robinson has logged three starts and eight appearances with starter Deshaun Watson finding himself in and out of the lineup before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. The UCLA alum had been in place as Flacco’s backup during his impressive run at the helm, but the QB2 spot will now belong to Walker.
The latter has made a pair of starts in 2023, his first season with the Browns. Walker has made a total of six appearances, the most recent of which came in Week 12. The former XFLer has struggled when on the field, throwing five interceptions and just one touchdown. Those totals cost him an active roster spot to make way for the Flacco-Thompson-Robinson pairing, but he is now in position to close out the season as the team’s backup.
Flacco has been highly impressive since arriving with the Browns last month. As a result, he may be playing his way into a new Cleveland contract this offseason. The former Super Bowl MVP will be counted on through the remainder of the season and into the playoffs, but the latest injury-induced change to the quarterback depth chart will leave the Browns thin under center moving forward.
When speaking to the media on Tuesday, head coach Kevin Stefanski also announced that kicker Dustin Hopkins will miss Cleveland’s Thursday night contest against the Jets. Hopkins exited the Browns’ Week 16 win with a hamstring injury, and the team responded yesterday by signing Riley Patterson. Still in the running for the AFC’s No. 1 seed, the Browns will have a new face at the kicker position while bringing back a familiar one to fill the QB2 role.
Flacco should go in the hall of fame for his prowess at last half of a season where your contract is ending. I’m sure the numbers are elite.
Browns should actually sure up the QB room in event of injury to Flacco. Not do retreads. Should have been Colt McCoy
Isn’t Colt McCoy a retread?
From guys they’ve tried last 2 years unsuccessfully at qb to replace Watson? No
Brissett is much better than McCoy. DTR is a project. The only guy is Walker and he was a practice squad quarterback. The only issue is injuries. Not many teams can withstand so many injuries to the quarterback room and keep putting quality guys out there
Brissett isn’t a free agent right now. He’s playing for WAS. How does that help the backup QB position behind Flacco
Brissett played for the Browns last year and you did say the last 2 years. Do you even know what you post?
“Browns should actually sure up the QB room in event of injury to Flacco.”
Can you even read? Your deer hunting skills must be subpar with your bad eye sight. Hopefully you don’t Chaney someone again.
“From guys they’ve tried the last 2 years to replace Watson..no” That’s what you wrote and what I responded to. Brissett actually had his best QBR ever with the Browns last year….and last year would constitute the 2 years you referred to. Take your loss and move on
Gonna be real hard for brissett to back up Joe Flacco on Cleveland’s roster when he’s starting for WAS now shooting blanks.
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Last year he played for the Browns. Did you not say that the Browns haven’t had good backups the last 2 years? Of course you did. Try to follow along with your own posts
Fragile.
Revolving QB merry go round in Cleveland
And yet they have the 3rd best record in the AFC
Speaks for good coaching.
It does. They can’t really help the quarterback merry go round when injuries occur