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Browns injuries open door for Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Jerry Jeudy

However, it would be rookie Emmanuel McNeil-Warren who would fill Hickman's spot.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC
Key points
  • He had two on the Browns' Week 4 game-winning field boal drive, one on their game-winning drive in Week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens and a clutch 30-yard catch on their game-tying field goal drive against the New Orleans Saints last week.
  • Veteran Jerry Jeudy would be the likely beneficiary if Boston's either limited or unable to go.
  • For McNeil-Warren, though, this marks a major opportunity in the second-round pick's progress.

However, with Hickman out, McNeil-Warren finds the additional responsibilties that come with the starting free safety spot.

Go out there, execute, play good, try to get them in for the team." The former University of Toledo product has played in each of the Browns' first nine games, playing in a combined 246 snaps, accounting for 41% of the Browns' defensive snap totals.

Additional details
  • "It feel good just to hear your name called," McNeil-Warren said Nov.
  • Jeudy would be the logical choice to see more time in Boston's place as the "X" wide receiver on the outside, having played there substantially before.
  • However, he's still played in 61% of the Browns' offensive snaps, and managed to come up with four of the biggest catches of the season.
  • X, Z, F, Y, H, doesn't matter." Buy Cleveland Browns tickets Jeudy's been the catalyst for three huge scoring drives with his catches.
  • The emergence of Boston and fellow rookie KC Concepcion has b een what's limited Jeudy over the first nine games.

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