CLEVELAND, Ohio - Tans quarterback Tyrod Taylor endured left hand damage in the principal quarter of Cleveland's preseason diversion against the Philadelphia Falcons on Thursday night however could return.
On fourth-and-objective from the Hawks' 1-yard line on the Tans' second hostile arrangement of the amusement, Taylor needed to take off of the pocket to maintain a strategic distance from weight. As he tossed the ball, he tumbled to the ground, and replays demonstrated his left wrist bowed in reverse. Taylor was favoring the arm as he strolled off the field after the play.
The group said he was flawed to return, and he returned out on the field in the second quarter.
First-round draft pick Denzel Ward, who left with back damage, was discounted for the amusement.
Taylor was 4-for-8 for 19 yards before leaving, and completed the principal half 11-for-16 for 65 yards without any touchdowns or capture attempts and the Tans driving 5-0.
Bread cook Mayfield, the No. 1 in general pick in the 2018 NFL draft, came in to substitute Taylor and was 2-for-5 for 19 yards. He assumed control again to begin the second half.
The approach for the Tans had been to play Taylor for the principal half and after that let Mayfield play most, if not all, of the second half. The Tans intend to have Taylor be the beginning quarterback with Mayfield the reinforcement when the season opens at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 9.
Taylor, who is entering his eighth season, was a two-time Professional Bowl invitee in three seasons as the beginning quarterback for the Wild ox Bills before being exchanged to the Tans for a third-round pick in Spring.
Ward was harmed when he made a play on Hawks tight end Zach Ertz in the primary quarter. In the wake of being down on the field for around three minutes, Ward got up with the assistance of mentors and advanced off the field under his own particular power yet was precluded for whatever is left of the diversion.
This isn't the first run through Ward has been beat up in the recent weeks. He entered the amusement engaging a lower leg that has been erupting since being ventured on a week ago by and by.
Ward, the No. 4 generally speaking select of Ohio State, is required to have a quick effect on the Tans' auxiliary this season and has awed the instructing staff in preparing camp.
