Browns Pro Bowl center Alex Mack injures leg

 

CLEVELAND (AP) – The Browns lost Pro Bowl center Alex Mack with a serious lower leg injury Sunday.
Mack was hurt while blocking on a running play in the second quarter against Pittsburgh. He was face down in the grass for several minutes before a cart was brought out to drive him to the locker room.
Several Steelers approached Mack to wish him well and all of Mack’s teammates came out to support him. He acknowledged the cheering crowd as he was taken away.
Right guard John Greco slid over to replace Mack and Paul McQuistan filled in at right guard.
A former first-round draft pick, Mack had played 5,189 consecutive snaps coming into the game. He signed a five-year, $42 million contract with Cleveland in March.
Earlier, Browns defensive end Armonty Bryant was carted off with a sprained knee. The Browns said Bryant, who started in place of Phil Taylor (knee surgery), will not return.
In the third quarter, the Steelers said starting nose tackle Steve McLendon will not return with a right shoulder injury.
Browns rookie cornerback K’Waun Williams sustained a head injury in the third quarter on a pass play. Williams appeared to get hit by a teammate while defending a pass downfield. He walked off the field under his own power and immediately went to the locker room for further tests.
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