Browns' Baker Mayfield: Playing through torn labrum
Mayfield suffered a partially torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder in the Browns' Sept. 19 win over the Texans, but he's expected to avoid surgery for the time being and isn't at risk of missing any game action, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Not only has Mayfield played all but five snaps -- three of which were Case Keenum kneel downs -- in Cleveland's two games since suffering the injury, but he's also handled every rep with the first-team offense in the Browns' subsequent practices. With that in mind, fantasy managers shouldn't look to dramatically their expectations for Mayfield moving forward, even while he continues to play with a harness on the shoulder. Per Rapoport, Mayfield said playing with the harness had no affect on his poor showing in the Browns' 14-7 win over the Vikings last Sunday, when he completed only 15 of 33 attempts for 155 yards. Mayfield could still opt for offseason surgery if the shoulder doesn't heal while he continues to play through the injury.
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