CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns got some good news on the injury front before Friday’s practice when wide receiver Jarvis Landry cleared the NFL Concussion Protocol and was able to return to the field for the first time since last Sunday’s 40-25 road victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
If Landry does not experience a return of his symptoms over the weekend, he could be ready to play in this week’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Monday Night Football.
“Really glad to get him back,” Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said following Friday's practice. “He is an integral part of the offense, and it is good to have him back. He looked like Jarvis.”
Through the first three weeks of the 2019 season, Landry had only 10 receptions for 161 yards and no touchdowns, but he had a breakout performance against the Ravens before suffering a concussion in the second half.
Landry turned his 10 targets into eight receptions and a single-game career high 167 yards in the Browns’ most prolific offensive showing ever in a game at Baltimore. Landry was the game’s leading receiver and registered the longest pass play of the afternoon, a 65-yarder in the waning seconds of the second quarter that helped set up Austin Seibert’s 24-yard field goal, which put the Browns up, 10-7, at halftime.
On special teams, Landry averaged 12.0 yards over four punt returns with five fair catches. Landry had a long burst of 18 yards in a 23-3 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in Week 2.
During his first season with the Browns after being traded by the Miami Dolphins in the 2018 offseason, Landry turned his 81 receptions into 976 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 60 yards and one score on just three attempts and completed one of his two passes for 63 yards.
Additionally, Landry, who earned Pro Bowl status for his contributions to the team, completed a two-point conversion pass to quarterback Baker Mayfield in a 21-17 win over the Jets on Thursday Night Football at FirstEnergy Stadium in Week 3.