OAKLAND, Calif. - Cleveland Browns center Jeff Faine probably will miss the rest of the season after injuring a muscle in his right arm in the first half against the Raiders on Sunday.

Faine, who started all 14 games for Cleveland this season, was expected to have an MRI exam Monday after the Browns returned to Cleveland following their 9-7 victory over Oakland.

"I think he may be out," Browns coach Romeo Crennel said. "I think it might be a pulled or torn muscle."

Faine, a first-round pick from Notre Dame in 2003, has started 36 games in his three NFL seasons. He is Cleveland's only first-round pick still starting for the team since the Browns rejoined the NFL in 1999.

Versatile backup Mike Pucillo replaced Faine.

"If Jeff can't go, we'll keep together and keep going ahead," Pucillo said. "That's what we've been doing all year."