Daniel Oyefusi
Browns rookie working again Quinshon Judkins is anticipated to make his NFL debut Sunday in Cleveland's Week 2 highway sport towards the Baltimore Ravens, league sources informed ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Judkins, the No. 36 total decide on this yr's draft, practiced with the staff Thursday and Friday for the primary time for the reason that finish of obligatory minicamp in June. He was not with the staff throughout coaching camp and unsigned amid his arrest for a misdemeanor home violence and battery cost in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 12. On Aug. 14, prosecutors declined to formally pursue the cost.
The Browns on Friday listed Judkins as questionable to play. Coach Kevin Stefanski mentioned the staff would work via Judkins' standing over the following 24 hours however added that Judkins had “performed every little thing we have requested him to do up thus far.”
Final Saturday, the Browns signed Judkins to a totally assured four-year, $11.4 million deal. He didn't play in Cleveland's season-opening, 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals however rejoined the staff this week.
Whereas Judkins' state of affairs stays underneath league evaluation — he met with the NFL in New York on Wednesday as a part of its evaluation — he was not positioned on the commissioner's exempt record and is eligible to play Sunday.
The return of Judkins could be a lift to a run sport that struggled to realize footing towards the Bengals. The Browns totaled 49 dashing yards and averaged 2 yards per carry.
