BEREA, Ohio — Crutches by his side and his left foot in a protective boot, quarterback Brady Quinn stared at the ground as his teammates practiced.

This wasn't the ending he imagined.

Quinn's uneven season is over, and so is his chance to impress new Browns president Mike Holmgren.

Quinn was placed on injured reserve yesterday with an unspecified foot injury, the second straight season he has finished on IR. He got hurt while scrambling for 24 yards in the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 41-34 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Browns coach Eric Mangini gave no specifics about Quinn's injury but said his recovery could "take a little while." Mangini said the team did not yet know if surgery was necessary and that it was unclear on film how Quinn, who was tripped up as he neared the sideline, was injured.

Quinn was not available for interviews yesterday.

With Quinn out, Derek Anderson will start on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.

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Bills: Buffalo cornerback Terrence McGee was placed on injured reserve yesterday and is scheduled to have surgery to repair his right rotator cuff today. The starter becomes the 16th Bills player placed on the season-ending list after he was hurt in a 17-10 loss to New England.

Steelers: Wide receiver Joey Galloway has been added to Pittsburgh's roster as the replacement for Limas Sweed, who was placed on injured reserve Monday with a non-football related illness. Coach Mike Tomlin would not reveal any details of Sweed's condition yesterday. Galloway was cut by New England earlier this season.