BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Robert Griffin III's comeback cracked.
Cleveland's quarterback curse strikes again.
Griffin broke a bone in his left shoulder during the fourth quarter of Sunday's 29-10 loss at Philadelphia and will miss at least eight games — and potentially the season — with an injury that leaves the Browns' muddled QB situation as jumbled as ever.
The franchise's 25th starting quarterback since 1999, Griffin, who signed with the Browns as a free agent in March in hopes of reviving a career that fizzled in Washington, got hurt while trying to run out of bounds.
Griffin was nearing the sideline when he was struck by Eagles rookie defensive back Jalen Mills, who delivered a blow to the QB's chest area.
"It's football and these things happen," Browns first-year coach Hue Jackson said. "It's unfortunate but it does happen in this sport."
But it seems to happen at an inordinate rate to the Browns, who have been unable to find any stability at the game's most important position for nearly two decades.
Griffin stayed in the game, but an MRI on Monday revealed that he broke the coracoid bone in his shoulder.
Griffin, who sustained a serious knee injury at the end of his rookie season with the Redskins, does not need surgery at this time and will be evaluated in 3 to 4 weeks.
The Browns placed Griffin on injured reserve — under new NFL rules he can brought off the list — and he could return at some point in 2016.
But there's no guarantee that will happen and the 26-year-old has sustained another setback to a career filled with promise when he burst into the NFL as a dual-threat QB in 2012.
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