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Browns’ Ethan Pocic Tears Achilles, Out for Season After MRI Confirms

The MRI confirmation elevates backup Luke Wypler and intensifies questions about Cleveland’s battered offensive line.

Dec 7, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns center Ethan Pocic (55) is carted off the field during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
Nov 23, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford (34) looks on before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed Pocic’s torn Achilles on Monday, said he will undergo season-ending surgery and miss the remainder of 2025.
  • Pocic was injured early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 31-29 loss to the Titans, was carted off, and replay showed a visible pop in the back of his calf.
  • Wypler, a 2023 sixth-round pick, will start the final four games at center after stepping in against Tennessee, when a snap exchange on a two-point try resulted in a fumble.
  • The Browns’ line is already depleted with Dawand Jones on injured reserve and starters Jack Conklin (concussion protocol) and Wyatt Teller (calf) sidelined, with Teller ruled out for Sunday in Chicago.
  • Pocic is in the final year of a three-year, $18 million deal and faces a typical recovery of about nine months, a timeline that will shape his free agency and Cleveland’s offseason plans.