The start to the Cleveland Browns first preseason game didn’t go anywhere near as well as anyone would have hoped. Center Nick Harris went down for what looks like a bad knee injury and QB Deshaun Watson was rusty. WR Anthony Schwartz dropped two passes and a couple of penalties on the offensive line were problematic.
D’Ernest Johnson also turned the ball with a fumble early in the game as well.
Thankfully, the game didn’t end in the first quarter. With Watson on the sideline, Josh Dobbs took over at quarterback with the team down 13-0. That is when rookie RB Jerome Ford took over, first with this 41-yard run:
Big run for @JeromeFord! @Browns
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— NFL (@NFL) August 12, 2022
Ford finished off the drive with a short touchdown run to put Cleveland on the board:
.@JeromeFord gets the @Browns on the board!
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— NFL (@NFL) August 13, 2022
With Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt sitting the game out, the team’s other backs got a chance to shine. Ford took advantage of his opportunities early racking up 48 yards on six attempts.
Ford also caught one pass for 13 yards.
