<![CDATA[This is just another reason you pick players who love the game... like Carl Nassib]]>http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2016/10/carl_nassib_going_100_miles_an.html

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Carl Nassib appears likely to play on Sunday against New England. (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)
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on October 06, 2016 at 5:51 PM, updated October 06, 2016 at 5:57 PM
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BEREA, Ohio -- Rookie defensive end Carl Nassib saw his fast start to the 2016 season hit a speed bump against Baltimore, but he's ready to hit the ground running this Sunday if he's able to play against New England.

"He has practiced well," head coach Hue Jackson said on Thursday. "He is going 100 miles an hour. You know Carl."

The third-round pick broke his hand against the Ravens in Week 2 and hasn't played the past two weeks. The hand required surgery but Jackson called him week-to-week after the injury occurred and he returned to practice this week on a limited basis.

"We will see where we are at the end of the week and see if we can get him out there," Jackson said.

If Nassib is able to play, he'll do so with a club on his hand to protect it. He said that it's not something he's had to do before.

"It's a little challenging but I think I'll handle it pretty well," Nassib said.

That he's coming back to an 0-4 team doesn't seem to concern him.

"You gotta love the effing game, right?" he said. "So everybody in here loves the game and our motivation is not lacking here at all. We're very motivated. We're going to improve every week and and I'm excited for this team."

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/44351/this-is-just-another-reason-you-pick-players-who-love-the-game...-like-carl-nassibRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 21:08:04 GMTThu, 06 Oct 2016 23:34:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This is just another reason you pick players who love the game... like Carl Nassib on Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:59:35 GMT]]>

@orion said:

Seems kinda' early to be coming back from broken hand surgery. Buuuuuttt, who care's cos it's not a concussion.

He may not be able to tackle too well with a club for a hand but maybe he can bat the ball away pretty well.

If he were a QB or a WR it may be too early.....but perhaps, as you say, he can still play with a club on his hand....as many defenders have done before him.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/642324https://brownsboard.com/post/642324Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:59:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is just another reason you pick players who love the game... like Carl Nassib on Fri, 07 Oct 2016 02:44:41 GMT]]>When are we going to draft a QB with these abilities?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/642278https://brownsboard.com/post/642278Fri, 07 Oct 2016 02:44:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is just another reason you pick players who love the game... like Carl Nassib on Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:29:47 GMT]]>Ya gotta love Nassib's heart just have to see if he can get stronger and quicker.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/642258https://brownsboard.com/post/642258Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:29:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is just another reason you pick players who love the game... like Carl Nassib on Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:25:20 GMT]]>Seems kinda' early to be coming back from broken hand surgery. Buuuuuttt, who care's cos it's not a concussion.

He may not be able to tackle too well with a club for a hand but maybe he can bat the ball away pretty well.

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