LB coach Jason Tarver says Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah in 'good spirits,' remains connected to team

BEREA — Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is in "good spirits" and remains in touch with the team as he continues to deal with the neck injury sustained Oct. 27 against the Ravens.Owusu-Koramoah's neck compressed during a collision with Baltimore running back Derrick Henry, he spent a night in the hospital and hasn't played since or talked to reporters.Joel Bitonio will take time after season, consider health, consult with family before deciding if he will retire"We're all just rooting for him to be able to figure out everything that needs to be figured out with his travel schedule to see different doctors and things, just making sure he's good," linebackers coach Jason Tarver said Friday. "But good spirits, not hurting. All that's good."The organization remains quiet on the specifics of the injury and the prognosis. Neck injuries are dangerous and Owusu-Koramoah, 25, would need to be cleared before a potential return to the field.He remains connected to the team."We text all the time and talk as much as we can," Tarver said. "He and the linebackers have their little texts going, too, so he's involved. When it gets closer to game time, as any of us would be, he gets excited and he stays into our linebacker things where I send out the pieces of the game plan and comments and he's even offered some coaching points to some of our other younger linebackers, which is outstanding, which is good and says what he sees."Dorian Thompson-Robinson done with excuses, frustrated by not turning potential into consistent productionOwusu-Koramoah was voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time in 2023 and was off to a great start this season with 61 tackles, 10 for loss, three sacks, an interception and a forced fumble in eight games. He signed a three-year, $39 million extension in August with $25 million guaranteed.The Browns have missed him on and off the field."He really went to making himself the every-down linebacker," Tarver said. "Having the headset, making the calls to saying, 'Hey, whoever, Myles (Garrett), move over,' or whatever it is. He went to that point. And when players get to that point, it's very exciting for a coach because there wasn't anything that he can't do and there wasn't anything he can't do athletically, of course, but he had taken himself, his preparation and his performance was just going like this."Analysis: Looking for answers to questions about roster in loss to BengalsTarver used his arm to demonstrate an upward trajectory like a plane taking off."So anytime any player gets to that level, you're going to miss that because he was playing at that high level," he said. "It's just the progression. All the things we talked about with the two things that I said every time I came up here, his body and then going play in and play out to make the next play the best play, he's doing that. So, yeah, you're going to miss that. But you also know in this business we need everybody and our guys in that room, we've taken it as a challenge and we've stepped up."The post LB coach Jason Tarver says Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah in 'good spirits,' remains connected to team first appeared on BrownsZone with Scott Petrak.