Concussion still prevents QB McCoy from practicing for Browns
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy has still not shaken symptoms from a concussion and can’t practice.
McCoy has been sidelined since absorbing a hit to the helmet on Dec. 8 in Pittsburgh that led to the suspension of linebacker James Harrison. McCoy was at the team’s training facility Wednesday, got checked by team doctors and attended meetings. But the second-year quarterback has not yet been medically cleared to return to the field, and Seneca Wallace will start Saturday in Baltimore.
Browns coach Pat Shurmur has not officially chosen Wallace as his starter.
“Not yet, but it’s going to come soon, I’m sure,” he told the Plain Dealer on Wednesday.
Shurmur said McCoy did a “little physical activity.”
The Browns’ failure to check McCoy for a concussion after he was hit has led the NFL to institute putting a certified trainer in the press box to help monitor head injuries.
Shurmur conceded, however, to The Plain Dealer on Tuesday that he doesn’t know if McCoy would be cleared to play for the season finale against Pittsburgh on Jan. 1 — or whether he would start ahead of Wallace if he were cleared.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.