Browns LB Jackson out "weeks" with chest injury

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08/12/2010 - Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson will rest for the next few weeks and then be re-evaluated after suffering a serious injury to his right pectoral muscle.

Jackson had his 2009 season cut short after suffering a torn left pectoral muscle in Week 6 against Pittsburgh. He led the league in tackles a year earlier with 154 stops in starting all 16 games.

The 26-year-old was initially going to hold out of training camp after skipping minicamp and offseason practices before signing his 2010 tender in June. He suffered the latest injury at practice Tuesday and head coach Eric Mangini indicated the team will take a cautious approach.

"Right now, the plan is to just let it quiet down for a few weeks and then see where we are at that point and go from there," Mangini said at his press conference Thursday. "What we'll do is we'll let him rehab for the next couple of weeks and then re-evaluate him at that point."

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported earlier that the injury will keep Jackson sidelined for 4-to-8 weeks and that he was seeking a second opinion.

Jackson added three interceptions and two sacks to his standout performance in 2008 in just his third year in the league. He totaled 59 tackles and a forced fumble before his injury in 2009 and has 407 career stops, three sacks and four picks in 49 games for Cleveland over parts of four seasons.

He was a second-round pick of the Browns in 2006 out of Maryland.

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Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech)
5-2
7-2
7-1
10-1
10-1
12-1
12-1
18-1
18-1
20-1
30-1
35-1
35-1
40-1
50-1
50-1
60-1
60-1
60-1
60-1
60-1

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