Friday, May 31, 2013
Associated Press
BEREA
Not quite into his second NFL season, Browns running back Trent Richardson has already undergone knee surgery, broken some ribs, hurt his ankle and strained a muscle in his shin.
He’s been battered and bruised, but Richardson is confident he’ll be able to stay on the field this year and the remainder of his career.
Don’t you dare put a label on him.
“Injury prone,” he said, “is not going to be me.”
Richardson missed practice on Thursday with a strain in his lower right leg he sustained while running last week. Although the injury isn’t believed to be serious, the Browns are being careful with the former first-round pick, who may sit out next week’s minicamp.
“It ain’t no biggie,” Richardson said. “It ain’t nothing to worry about. I could be out there but they want to be cautious about it and make sure I’m right for training camp.”
As his teammates went through the final session of organized team activities under first-year coach Rob Chudzinski, Richardson worked off to the side on his conditioning. When he was finished and the Browns began to scrimmage, all Richardson could do was watch. And that’s when the real pain kicked in.
“It’s terrible, man,” he said.