Isaiah Bond News: Diminished snap count again

Bond failed to secure any of his four targets in Sunday's 32-13 loss to New England in Week 8.

Bond's 29 snaps were the second most among the wide receivers but also represented diminished playing time for the second consecutive game. He experienced an uptick between Weeks 2 and 6, getting on the field for 67 percent of the offensive snaps, and eventually settled in as the No. 2 wideout behind Jerry Jeudy when Cedric Tillman (hamstring) landed on injured reserve. However, Bond's snap share has dropped to 48 percent the last two weeks, during which he doesn't have a catch. Both Jamari Thrash (24 snaps) and Gage Larvadain (28) hovered in the same range as Bond against the Patriots, but the focus of the Cleveland passing game has shifted to tight ends David Njoku and Harold Fannin. Tillman is eligible to return following the Browns' Week 9 bye, which should reconfigure the depth chart, but the 2-6 squad will still need to see if Bond is a future piece of the puzzle on offense.