{"id":43622,"date":"2026-02-22T11:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43622"},"modified":"2026-02-22T11:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:21:58","slug":"browns-star-and-pro-bowler-26-facing-retirement-decision-after-violent-derrick-henry-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43622","title":{"rendered":"Browns star and Pro Bowler, 26, facing retirement decision after \u2018violent\u2019 Derrick Henry incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crop-4001194.jpg?w=1280&amp;quality=44\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah might never play in the NFL again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0linebacker has not played since suffering a neck injury in October 2024, and according to new reports it&#8217;s doubtful he&#8217;ll ever return to the field.<\/p>\n<p>Owusu-Koramoah originally injured his neck in Week 8 of the 2024 season when he collided with\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0running back\u00a0Derrick Henry.<\/p>\n<p>He was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, the Browns placed Owusu-Koramoah on reserve\/physically unable to perform, and he has been absent ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Now,\u00a0Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com\u00a0has provided an update on Owusu-Koramoah. Unfortunately, she said the former Notre Dame star\u2019s NFL career is in serious doubt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOwusu-Koramoah, who suffered a serious neck injury in a violent collision with Ravens running back Derrick Henry on Oct 27, 2024, is doubtful at best to ever make it back to the playing field, a league source tells\u00a0<span class=\"skimlinks-unlinked\">cleveland.com<\/span>,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Fans caught wind of the news and shared their reaction online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That sucks. I hate injuries ruining anyone&#8217;s career,&#8221; one fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thoughts with him man that\u2019s brutal news for jok,&#8221; wrote a second.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a\u00a0Steeler\u00a0fan but also a big JOK fan. Praying he makes it back on the field,&#8221; a third added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--outstream\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Dude seriously\u2026 man he is a phenomenal LB. So sad,&#8221; a fourth commented.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-baltimore-ravens-avoids-tackle-859169063.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" alt=\"Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Ravens\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-cleveland-browns-carted-off-944398599.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" alt=\"Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Ravens\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heartbreaking: It is \u201cdoubtful\u201d that Browns star LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (neck) will ever play again, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryKayCabot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaryKayCabot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah is only 26 years old \ud83d\ude14\ud83d\udc94 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UWZwf5dhaQ\">pic.twitter.com\/UWZwf5dhaQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/2025363439195988472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Owusu-Koramoah was a second-round pick for Cleveland in the 2021\u00a0NFL\u00a0Draft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--articlempu\">\n<div id=\"articlempu\" class=\"dfp-ad advert--inarticle\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pro Bowl linebacker has appeared in 49 career games and recorded 302 tackles, eight sacks, three interceptions, 17 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and 40 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p>Even before last season had started, the Browns ruled him out for the entirety of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeremiah\u2019s health is of the utmost importance to us and although he has made progress toward recovery, we\u2019ve made the decision to place him on reserve\/PUP, which means he will not play football during the 2025 season,\u201d Browns general manager Andrew Berry said in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeremiah has the full support of our team, and we expect him to continue to be a part of the organization even though he will not return to the field this year. We will not make any predictions on Jeremiah\u2019s football future at this time, but we do note that he\u2019s in good spirits and will continue to take the advice of the world-class medical experts who will continue to guide his progress and recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Owusu-Koramoah released a statement regarding his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the Cleveland Browns fanbase and my supporters worldwide:<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your patience in my silence. From Day 1, you embraced me as more than a player, but also as a brother and young man with purpose. I\u2019m grateful to the Browns organization for their full support, and to the world-class doctors guiding me through recovery. While I won\u2019t suit up this season, I\u2019m focused on what I can control \u2014 my healing, my mindset and my faith. The body may rest, but the calling never sleeps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve given my heart to this game. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s next, but I\u2019ll continue trusting my medical team, serving the community, and backing my brothers on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verifying your device, please wait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Browns star and Pro Bowler, 26, facing retirement decision after \u2018violent\u2019 Derrick Henry incident - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43622\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Browns star and Pro Bowler, 26, facing retirement decision after \u2018violent\u2019 Derrick Henry incident - 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