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Desmond Bryant to NFI list with irregular heartbeat

Desmond Bryant, Joe Flacco

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) pushes off Cleveland Browns defensive end Desmond Bryant’s helmet during the first half of a NFL football game in Baltimore, Md., Sunday Sept. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Browns defensive tackle Desmond Bryant said in October, when he was checked a second time for an irregular heartbeat, that he thought it was a “one-time thing.”

It apparently wasn’t, and now has ended his season.

The Browns have placed Bryant on the non-football injury list because of a similar problem, according to Alex Marvez of FOX Sports.

Bryant was hospitalized earlier this year after he fell ill during a game against the Bills. At the time, he said doctors discussed performing an ablation in the future, but didn’t think it would be necessary then.

He went through a similar problem when he was with the Raiders, thinking then it wasn’t a serious problem either.

Bryant has played well for the Browns, starting all 12 games, with 3.5 sacks.