Greedy Williams also injured at Cleveland Browns practice

Cleveland Browns cornerback Greedy Williams left practice

This has felt like the worst training camp in recent memory for the Cleveland Browns — at least when it comes to injuries.

It’s seemed as if every practice has left us one player short with players such as Mack Wilson and Kevin Johnson going from expected contributors to questionable to play at all in 2020.

Then on Monday, things really got bad. First, Cleveland lost rookie safety Grant Delpit — who was carted off. Then not long after that, second-year cornerback Greedy Williams found himself hurting as he was attended to by trainers before leaving the field.

Both Williams and Delpit were expected to start this season and while Williams’ injury didn’t sound as ominous as the one Delpit suffered, it’s still discouraging nonetheless to see half of the Cleveland defensive backfield taken off the field in the same practice.

Both Delpit and Williams were part of a rebuilt secondary that features young stars such as Denzel Ward and Karl Joseph. They were each also taken in the second round out of LSU, and were expected to go much earlier than where they were drafted.

For Williams, it’s also similar to a season ago. The team’s top pick in 2019, Williams missed four games with a hamstring injury. Once he did return to the field, it took him some time to get back up to speed. 

The injury to Williams and Kevin Johnson is also a stark reminder of how important depth is. Unfortunately for Cleveland, they entered this camp very deep in the secondary but it’s already being tested.