Browns QB Quinn was placed on IR

The Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn lost his chance to impress new Browns president Mike Holmgren as he was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an unspecified foot injury which he sustained while scrambling for 24 yards in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s 41-34 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Browns coach Eric Mangini gave no specifics about Quinn’s injury but said his recovery could “take a little while.” Mangini said the team did not yet know if surgery was necessary and that it was unclear on film how Quinn, who was tripped up as he neared the sideline, was injured. And the quarterback himself was not available for interviews as he did not put on his Browns jersey to work out with teammates Tuesday.

During Quinn’s absence, Derek Anderson will start at quarterback for this Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. The former Pro Bowler went 1-4 in five starts after Quinn was benched 10 quarters into the season.

Browns starting QB not decided yet

Browns coach Eric Mangini probably would like to see Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn continue competing for the starting job till the last minute. By so far, he has not announced who would be the starting quarterback for Saturday’s home exhibition opener.

It has been guessed that Anderson would likely be the starter in the game against the Detroit Lions, because Quinn started last week’s game at Green Bay. However, Mangini said he wanted to see more of their performance and would not announce the starter until the end of the practice week.

It seemed that Mangini was very careful in making the right decision on the starting quarterback. He has balanced the reps between Anderson and Quinn during training camp, but has not been ready to name the starter for the regular season opener against Minnesota on Sept. 13.