Browns Place Owusu-Koramoah on Reserve/PUP, Out for 2026

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will miss the entire 2026 NFL season after the team placed him on the reserve/physically unable to perform list for the second consecutive year on Friday.

The 26-year-old has not played since sustaining a severe neck injury on October 27, 2024, during a game against the Baltimore Ravens. Owusu-Koramoah was carted off the field after colliding with Ravens running back Derrick Henry, whose right shoulder struck the linebacker's head and neck area on a 10-yard run. He spent the night in the hospital and was released the following day, with doctors confirming movement in all extremities.

Prior to the injury, Owusu-Koramoah had started all eight games for Cleveland that season, leading the team with 61 tackles, along with three sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame, he earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2023. Over 49 games with 41 starts, he accumulated 308 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 14 quarterback hits, eight sacks, six forced fumbles and three interceptions. In August 2024, the Browns signed him to a three-year contract extension worth up to $39 million.