Cleveland police officer was hit by a car while driving traffic after a Browns game

A Cleveland police officer was struck by a vehicle Sunday at West 6th Street and Johnson Court while directing traffic after a Browns game. (file photo) David Petkiewicz, cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — A police officer was struck by a vehicle Sunday while directing traffic after the Browns game.

The officer was shot around 5 p.m. on West 6th Street and Johnson Court. The driver did not stop after the incident but police later found this person. The police officer suffered minor injuries. Paramedics transported him to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.

It is unclear at this time whether the driver will be arrested or if any charges will be filed in connection with the accident.

Cleveland police did not provide any further information about the incident.

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The 27-year-old walked into Cleveland Browns Stadium wearing an alien-inspired beige mask that covered everything but his eyes. He wore a pair of large black headphones above his mask, covering his ears.

To add to the look, Njoku wore a large fur coat that was left open to reveal her bare chest underneath. Up until the time of the match, it was unclear whether Njoku would be on the field with his team. On Saturday, the Browns announced that he had been added to the team’s injury report ahead of Sunday’s Week 4 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

In a statement posted on its website, the investigation team said he was listed as a suspect “after suffering burns to his face and arms in a domestic accident”. ESPN reported that Njoku’s burns occurred while he was building a fire pit in his backyard on Friday night. His agent, Malki Kawa, shared a brief update about his client on ”

No further details about the severity of his injuries were provided.

Njoku then appeared to hint in his own post on X that he would be ready to play on Sunday. “The flesh is weak. See you tomorrow #DawgPound,” he wrote in a post Saturday afternoon. However, due to the uncertainty of Njoku’s status, Zaire Mitchell-Paden was placed on the Browns’ practice squad to potentially replace Njoku.

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While warming up on the field on Sunday, Njoku changed from a larger mask to a black hood. He wore a bright orange Browns top hat and covered his eyes with Oakley sunglasses. While Njoku emerged despite the injury, making big plays up the middle, the Browns had a disappointing performance in AFC North play. The team lost to the Ravens 28-3, giving them two wins and two losses on the season so far.

Browns running back Nick Chubb suffered a gruesome season-ending knee injury on Monday Night Football
With quarterback Deshaun Watson out with a shoulder injury, rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson made his first NFL start. Thompson-Robinson completed just 19 of his 36 passes and was sacked four times in the game for a total loss of 48 yards. He fumbled the ball in one of those sacks.

On the final play of the game, Pierre Strong Jr. The running back rushed 40 yards to give the Browns the lead in the red zone, but Thompson-Robinson threw his third interception of the day as time expired.

The team will next face the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6 on October 15 in Cleveland.