Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain, the team announced Thursday.
The Browns will update his status in a couple weeks.
Garrett suffered the injury earlier this week when a player fell on his leg while he was engaged with a separate player at practice, according to senior Browns broadcaster Nathan Zegura. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday.
This will mark the second consecutive campaign that the year's No. 1 pick doesn't play in the season opener. In 2016, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff began the season as the backup. The Browns' 2016 first-round pick, wide receiver Corey Coleman, was limited to 10 games in his rookie season after suffering an injury in Week 2.
Shortly after announcing Garrett's injury, the Browns also announced the re-signing of defensive lineman Tyrone Holmes. Holmes played in 11 games with Cleveland last season but didn't start once. He made just six combined tackles and one sack in his rookie campaign.
During Garrett's absence, defensive ends Nate Orchard and Carl Nassib are expected to step into expanded roles on the defense.
Orchard appeared in just three contests last season, making four combined tackles without a sack, and receiving an unqualified Pro Football Focus grade of just 43.3. The 2015 51st overall pick played in 15 games as a rookie, amassing 36 combined tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble.
Nassib, a Browns third-round pick last year, played 14 games in his rookie season, making 2.5 sacks and finishing the year as PFF's 108th-ranked edge rusher with a grade of 42.2.
