Montario Hardesty out for the season with a torn ACL
Adam Schefter is reporting that Hardesty is done for the season:
Further tests revealed what initial tests showed: Browns rookie RB Montario Hardesty has a torn ACL. Out for year.
Bad news for Hardesty is great news for Jerome Harrison owners, who will likely have a solid RB2 for the price of a 7th-9th round pick. Peyton Hillis has played well and was productive in Denver, so he will probably get some touches to keep Harrison fresh. He could also vulture some goal line work.
Still, Harrison is looking like a great value in the middle rounds and is another reason why it’s a solid strategy to grab a couple of premier WRs in the first three rounds and worry about shoring up the RB position later.
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F#*@! I hope they didn’t cut James already . . .
Tough break for Hardesty and the Browns, but they seem to have some depth here. Hillis has played very well in the preseason and was probably already in line to get some short-yardage work, but he should have that role locked up now. I’d bet on James Davis being Harrison’s primary backup, though. He looked great last night and flashed last preseason before suffering an injury.
I agree – tough break as Hardesty looks like he has the goods when healthy to be a very good back. In the short run the Browns will be fine at that position with Harrison, Hillis and James Davis.