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.

Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. suffered an Achilles injury that is believed to be a "significant tear," according to a report by NFL Media. Emerson had to be carted off the field during a training camp practice with what was originally reported to be an apparent left leg injury.

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.