Garrett 50-50 to play vs. Packers due to groin injury

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has a 50% chance to play in Saturday's game against the Green Bay Packers, head coach Kevin Stefanski said Thursday, according to ESPN's Jake Trotter.

Garrett, who the team listed as questionable, suffered a groin injury in Monday's defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders but was able to finish the game.

After the Week 15 loss, the star pass-rusher said he'll do all he can to finish out the season.

"It was tough, it hurt, but everybody's hurtin'," Garrett said, according to NFL.com's Grant Gordon.

"I don't want to say I'm special. Everybody's fighting through something. You're gonna have to kill me to take me off the field, or you gonna have to break my leg. You're gonna have to take me completely out because I'm gonna go out there until I can't."

The Browns fell to the bottom of the AFC North with the loss to the Raiders, and they will be on the brink of playoff elimination if they lose on Christmas Day.

Garrett, who was named to his third Pro Bowl on Wednesday, is one of the leading Defensive Player of the Year candidates. His 15 sacks this campaign are tied for third behind only T.J. Watt (17.5) and Robert Quinn (16).

Meanwhile, Cleveland ruled out safety John Johnson due to a hamstring injury.

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