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

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.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed on July 30 that cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. will have surgery on the Achilles tendon he tore on July 29.