The Browns suffered a massive loss when Martin Emerson Jr. went down Tuesday. He broke his silence on the ailment after going on IR.

Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. has been placed on injured reserve after an MRI confirmed that he ruptured an Achilles tendon.

BEREA, Ohio — Browns starting cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. spoke before practice of doing a lot of soul-searching in the offseason to get back to his elite level of play. By the afternoon, he was being carted off the practice field in tears on Day 6 of Browns training camp with what appeared to be a serious lower left leg injury.