Wright Carted Off in Buffalo Practice, and Cleveland's Edge Depth Is Now Entirely Untested

Alex Wright was carted off during the Browns' joint practice with Buffalo, and the timing is about as bad as it gets. Two days after Myles Garrett was traded away, the defensive end group is already down another body — one who at least had familiarity with the system and the roster around him.

The depth chart at defensive end now lists Tyreak Sapp, Benton Whitley, and Jamil Muhammad — Muhammad signed just last week, the day after the Garrett trade. Jared Verse is in the building and peer-ranked among the league's better players at his position, but the group behind him has no meaningful game reps to point to. That was a manageable situation when Garrett was still here. It is a different conversation now.

The Browns have been adding defensive linemen in waves all summer — Bell, Verse, Jenkins, Muhammad, and now this latest scramble — but the additions keep getting absorbed by the losses rather than building on top of them. Maliek Collins remains out with his knee. Wright's status is unknown. The unit that was supposed to be rebuilt is instead being replaced, piece by piece, with players who haven't played a meaningful snap together. Camp is almost over. The answers are coming whether Cleveland is ready or not.