One of the first and most surprising moves Eric Mangini has made in Cleveland was to put highly paid left guard Eric Steinbach’s starting position up for grabs.
It appeared Steinbach was going to hold on to his job, but Mangini may have no choice now.
Steinbach’s potential replacement, Rex Hadnot, reportedly suffered a potentially serious knee injury at practice Thursday, according to the Orange and Brown Report.
They write that he “blew out” the knee, but it’s unclear what exactly happened at this stage. Hadnot was surrounded by teammates after writhing in pain, then was carted off the field.
Hadnot also had a good chance to start at right guard, so losing him would still be a major blow.