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Final Week 6 Browns injury report: 4 out, 6 questionable vs. Steelers

2 of the top 3 safeties and RG Wyatt Teller are all out

If it was possible for an entire football team to limp into an opposing stadium, the Cleveland Browns would be doing so in Week 6. The Browns head to Pittsburgh to face the unbeaten Steelers with four regulars ruled out and six others questionable with various maladies.

The most prominent name of the foursome ruled out is starting right guard Wyatt Teller. Pronounced week-to-week earlier by head coach Kevin Stefanski, Teller will miss the first game since he suffered a calf strain in Week 5.

Also ruled out

  • Safety Karl Joseph
  • Safety Ronnie Harrison
  • LB Jacob Phillips

Harrison started in place of Joseph in Week 5, but a concussion will keep him on the sidelines. Joseph still hasn’t been a full go at practice and will miss his second consecutive week. Expect a healthy dose of Sheldrick Redwine at safety.

As expected all week, quarterback Baker Mayfield is listed as questionable with his bruised ribs. The QB expects to play.

WR Odell Beckham Jr. is also questionable with his still-undisclosed illness. Beckham tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday after being sent home on Thursday. He is required to remain quarantined until he gets another negative test.

The rest of the questionable list:

  • WR Jarvis Landry
  • Punter Jamie Gillan
  • DT Larry Ogunjobi
  • DE Olivier Vernon

Browns injury update: Baker Mayfield still limited, ‘trending in the right direction’

Browns injury update: Baker Mayfield still limited, ‘trending in the right direction’ to play in Week 6

Baker Mayfield remains insistent he will play on Sunday in Pittsburgh when the Cleveland Browns take on the Steelers in a key AFC North battle. The Browns have taken a more cautious approach with the quarterback and his injured ribs.

Mayfield was limited in Thursday’s practice session with the bruised ribs. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt offered an optimistic update on Thursday after Mayfield was also restricted in action on Wedneday.

“I didn’t get the chance to see him [throw on Wed.], Van Pelt said. “That was after practice with the training staff. I know he’s feeling better just talking to him. I did catch him in the training room this morning so things are feeling better. He’s trending in the right direction.”

Mayfield said after Sunday’s game that “momma didn’t raise a wuss” and that he had no issue playing through pain. The final injury report comes out Friday afternoon.

Odell Beckham Jr. sent home from practice with an illness

Beckham has not tested positive for COVID-19 but has been retested

Odell Beckham Jr. was sent home from the Cleveland Browns training facility on Thursday with an undisclosed illness. The wide receiver did not practice with the team.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was very quick to note that Beckham has not tested positive for COVID-19. Beckham was sent away as a precautionary measure in the obviously tense COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think we’ve been on high alert,” Stefanski explained via Zoom. “I think that’s just 2020. We just make sure that we’re following every protocol there is and keep everybody safe.”

Beckham has been given a new COVID-19 test, his first since passing all the protocols last week. The results are not yet known.

“With this day and age, you just have to be so careful in this environment,” Stefanski continued. “So just want to make sure we’re being proactive in that regard. With how the protocols are, just you have to be careful. So I don’t want to assume anything, but with all of our guys, we’ll make sure we just follow the protocols and just be safe.”

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Baker Mayfield sore with bruised ribs but expects to play vs. Steelers

Mayfield was limited in Wednesday’s practice

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has no doubt he is going to play on Sunday in the eagerly anticipated matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers even though he’s nursing some bruised ribs.

Mayfield got hit by Colts DE Justin Houston as he threw his second interception in the second half in the win over Indianapolis. While Mayfield is sore, he also is glad it’s not worse.

“I’m lucky with the way that I landed that it was not directly on my shoulder, (I) kind of rolled a little bit,” Mayfield said in his press conference on Wednesday. “Obviously, could have been a lot worse.”

Mayfield was limited in practice as he rests the sore right side. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him limited the rest of the week.

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“Feel good,” Mayfield said. “Just one day at a time right now. Obviously, a little sore, but that’s why we have the rest of the week until game day.”

The only other QB on the roster is veteran backup Case Keenum. Third-stringer Garrett Gilbert was signed from the practice squad to the Dallas Cowboys’ active roster on Monday. The Browns do have an opening on the practice squad but have not brought in another quarterback.

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Browns RG Wyatt Teller has strained calf and is week-to-week

Chris Hubbard will fill in if Teller can’t go in Week 6

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Wyatt Teller has been one of the NFL’s most pleasant surprises in the first few weeks of the 2020 season. Teller has turned in an outstanding first month as the Browns’ starting right guard, earning tremendous praise and respect from teammates, coaches, opponents and analytic judges like Pro Football Focus.

Unfortunately, Teller might miss some time with a calf strain. He was forced out of Sunday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts after just 14 snaps and did not return.

The Browns have deemed Teller’s injury week-to-week.

“We will see, but it is a calf strain,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said on Monday. “I would put it at week-to-week, less so day-to-day.”

Chris Hubbard filled in against the Colts and played well in his first-ever NFL reps at guard.

Greedy Williams headed to I.R., will miss at least 3 more games

Williams has yet to play in 2020

It will be a while longer before we get to see cornerback Greedy Williams take the field for the Cleveland Browns in 2020. Coach Kevin Stefanski announced on Monday that the team will place Williams on injured reserve with his bad shoulder.

Williams has not played this season. He has been on the active roster but a weekly inactive the entire five-game season. The second-year CB injured his shoulder during training camp. He had been progressing up to limited duty in practices over the last couple of weeks but has not been able to get back to full participant status. Stefanski indicated Williams does not need surgery at this point.

With the new injured reserve rules, Williams must miss just three games. He can be activated after the Week 8 matchup in Cleveland with the Las Vegas Raiders. That happens to be the Browns’ bye week, giving him an extra week before the team takes the field in Week 10 against Houston.

Terrance Mitchell has started in Williams’ place and played well.

Browns postgame injury update on Baker Mayfield, Wyatt Teller and more

The trainers and medical staff will be busy on Monday in Berea

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As he has made his custom, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski opened his postgame press conference with an opening statement that provided some basic updates on the players injured during the game. Sunday’s list from the 32-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts was a lengthier one than hoped for.

Stefanski had to offer updates on starting right guard Wyatt Teller, safety Ronnie Harrison, linebacker Jacob Phillips and starting quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Teller injured his calf in the first half and did not return. He was initially ruled as questionable to return but was later ruled out at halftime. Teller was replaced by Chris Hubbard.

Harrison suffered a concussion on the Colts’ offensive possession after his pick-six off Philip Rivers boosted the Browns lead to 27-10. He was replaced by Sheldrick Redwine, who notched an interception of his own.

Phillips departed with a knee injury. His role was largely covered by Malcolm Smith.

From Stefanski’s presser,

“I will start with (G) Wyatt Teller has a calf strain. He will have an MRI in the morning. (S) Ronnie Harrison (Jr.) has a concussion. We will know more about that in the next couple days. (LB) Jacob Phillips has a knee injury. He will have an MRI in the morning, and we will know more about that.”

He also addressed Mayfield and his injured ribs.

“Yeah, it was ribs, and we will have an X-ray here later.”

Mayfield also indicated he was getting X-rays on his ribs on Monday in his own postgame press conference.

Baker Mayfield will get X-rays on his injured ribs

“Momma didn’t raise no wuss.” – Baker Mayfield on if he’ll play in Pittsburgh next Sunday

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield took several hits in Cleveland’s 32-23 win over the visiting Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. One of those hits, a shot to the ribs in the early part of the fourth quarter, has left a mark on the Browns’ plucky QB.

Mayfield and Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski both indicated in their postgame press conferences that Mayfield will need x-rays on his sore ribs on Monday.

Mayfield also appeared to injure his hand late in the game after taking a hit from Colts DE Justin Houston, but that doesn’t seem to concern the quarterback as much as his ribs.

Should Browns fans be concerned that Mayfield could miss next Sunday’s AFC North showdown in Pittsburgh? As Baker often does, he answered that question colorfully,

“Momma didn’t raise no wuss.”

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Browns injury update: 8 limited, 2 out at Thursday’s practice

Sheldon Richardson moved up to limited but Karl Joseph joined the list

The injury list from Thursday’s practice session in Berea is a crowded one, as is becoming the norm for the Cleveland Browns in 2020. Eight players, including starting RB Kareem Hunt and WR Odell Beckham Jr., were limited in the practice.

Two other Browns did not participate at all. Starting defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi and reserve LB Tae Davis remained out. Both also missed Wednesday’s practice.

Sheldon Richardson upgraded from not practicing on Wednesday to limited duty on Thursday. He is battling a thigh injury.

The list of limited players:

  • WR Odell Beckham Jr.
  • RB Kareem Hunt
  • DT Sheldon Richardson
  • DE Adrian Clayborn
  • S Karl Joseph
  • OC JC Tretter
  • LB Jacob Phillips
  • CB Greedy Williams

Joseph is a new addition to the list with a hamstring issue.

Browns injury update: 3 defenders out on Wed. but Adrian Clayborn returns

Updating the Browns practice participation from Wed. in advance of Week 5

Wednesday marked the first transition into Week 5 practice preparation for the Cleveland Browns. The team took to the practice field in Berea without its starting defensive tackle tandem, though the Browns did welcome back a key defensive reserve.

Both Sheldon Richardson (thigh) and Larry Ogunjobi (oblique) did not practice on Wednesday. Ogunjobi left Sunday’s win over the Cowboys with the injury and has yet to return to action.

They were joined on the sidelines by reserve LB Tae Davis, who has missed considerable time the last two weeks with an elbow injury.

The Browns did get a return from top reserve DE Adrian Clayborn. The veteran missed Week 4 with a hip injury but was back at full speed on Wednesday in the portion of practice open to the media.

Also of note: Greedy Williams did not appear on any injury updates as still being out. The second-year CB has yet to take the field after suffering a shoulder injury in training camp.