Browns QB Anderson suffers MCL injury

Dec 1, 2008 - 12:59 AM CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The hapless Cleveland Browns may be down to their third-string quarterback.

Derek Anderson suffered a sprained left medial collateral ligament in Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Starting for the first time in four games, Anderson sustained the injury when Cleveland right tackle Kevin Shaffer fell on the quarterback's leg on the Browns' final drive.

"I'm not encouraged by the way he came off the field," Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel said.

The Browns did not provide an update on Anderson's condition, but he said he felt "burn and pain" and will get a further examination Monday.

Anderson's injury came just five days after the Browns learned that Brady Quinn would miss the rest of the season with a broken finger. Quinn started Cleveland's previous three games after Anderson was benched.

Ken Dorsey, who was 0-for-3 Sunday in his first action of the season, will start next week's game against Tennessee if Anderson is unable to play.

Dorsey has not started since Week 12 of the 2005 season when he was with the San Francisco 49ers.