Browns Neglect to Give James Davis Pads During Drill. Davis’ Shoulder Goes Boom.

The Browns emerged triumphant on Sunday against the Bills, or as triumphant as you can be winning by a score of 6-3 when your starting quarterback completes only two of 17 pass attempts. The rare bright spot in this grim season won’t get a chance to buoy the mood in Cleveland long, as more horror stories of dysfunction come out of Browns practice.↵↵Rookie running back James Davis, who many observers saw as a midseason replacement for the aging Jamal Lewis, suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that will require the Dr. James Andrews treatment later this week. While Davis initially injured the shoulder in the Browns’ Week 1 loss to the Vikings, the injury was seriously exacerbated by an incident two weeks ago during what was termed a post-practice pass blocking drill in which a linebacker put on pads and nailed Davis, who was participating sans paddings.↵

↵↵Browns officials as so far denying the report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who has five sources, including two alleged witnesses, to corroborate the story. The union is certainly paying it some mind, calling the incident “an outrage” and discussing the possibility of filing a grievance, though one of Schefter’s sources has indicated Davis may be hesitant to do it out of fear for losing his job.↵

↵↵Unlike their troubles with the pugilistic Braylon Edwards, this isn’t a problem that can easily be handed off to someone else to handle. In addition to the lax way the organization handled the Shaun Smith punching last season, a light touch in dealing with the way Eric Mangini is running this team will only result in the kind of conditions that will keep prospective players away from the franchise.↵

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