Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry battled through a hip injury in 2019 that ultimately resulted in offseason surgery earlier this month.
However, the issue did not stop Landry from making his fifth straight Pro Bowl, nor did it prevent him from playing in every game.
Since entering the NFL with the Miami Dolphins in 2014, Landry has never missed a contest, and that is something that the wide out is very proud of, saying the streak is “near and dear” to his heart.
The good news for Landry is that the procedure he underwent after the Pro Bowl likely won't interrupt his ironman run.
“I knew that after talking with [doctors] prior to Pro Bowl that the recovery time was six-to-eight months,” Landry said, according to Nate Ulrich of The Akron Beacon Journal. “So I knew I had to make a decision right then and there. If I waited another month, now they’re pushing me another couple weeks back for the start of the season. Now I’m looking at an August return — maybe even before that — while if I’d had waited another couple weeks, I’m looking at a September return.”
Landry hauled in 83 receptions for 1,174 yards and six touchdowns this past season.
The Metairie, La. native, who played his collegiate football at LSU, was originally selected by the Dolphins in the second round (63rd pick overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
He spent the first four years of his career in Miami, making three Pro Bowls before being traded to the Browns in March 2018.
Cleveland entered 2019 with Super Bowl aspirations, but it ended up winning just six games and missing the playoffs altogether. The club's lack of success certainly wasn't because of Landry, who absolutely did his part.
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