The Browns have lost starting inside linebacker D’Qwell Jackson for the rest of the season due to a serious shoulder injury.  This is a huge blow for a Browns’ D that already stinks.  Jackson played in all six games for the Browns this season and he had 59 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble and 2 passes defensed.  In four years with the Browns, Jackson has played in 49 games in which he has made 407 tackles, has defensed 11 passes, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble and he had 4 interceptions.  The Browns will likely replace Jackson with rookie Kaluka Maiava or Jason Trusnik.  Maiava was a 4th round pick in last April’s NFL Draft out of USC.  He has played in all six games for the Browns this season and he has 10 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.  The thing that worries the Browns the most about using Maiava full time is his size as he is 6’0″, 229 pounds.  25-year old Jason Trusnik came over from the Jets in the Braylon Edwards trade.  Trusnik has played in 2 games for the Browns since coming over from the Jets and he has 7 tackles, 1 sack and 1 tackle for a loss.  Trusnik offers more size at 6’4″, 250 pounds but he has been nothing more than a special teams player to this point in his career.  Losing Jackson was a major blow to the defense of the Cleveland Browns.

UPDATE:  Jackson actually has torn pectoral muscles in addition to a bum shoulder.