Cleveland Browns vs. NY Jets: Injury report shows Browns mostly healthy
By Thomas Moore
Aug 15, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Heads Up Football logo on the helmet of Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Billy Winn (90) in the third quarter of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
The Cleveland Browns will head into Sunday’s season opener against the New York Jets in good health.
“On the injury front, we are very encouraged by the progress our players are making,” head coach Mike Pettine said. “Duke (Johnson Jr.) and Pierre (Desir) have both passed the next step in the protocol so they will be out there practicing full today. It is good that basically all of our 53 (man roster) will be able to participate in practice in some form of fashion.
“Justin Gilbert is the only one that we are just not sure about. It is going to depend on how he feels when he warms up. There will be some guys that are limited. Like I said, the 53 will all be out there participating, which is a good sign.”
The following injury reports, courtesy of clevelandbrowns.com and The Jet Press, shows who practiced and who was limited over the past two days:
Cleveland Browns:
On Wednesday, Joe Thomas did not participate in practice as part of his usual rest period.
On Wednesday, the following the players had limited participation in practice:
wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (hamstring), cornerback Pierre Desir (concussion), cornerback Justin Gilbert (hip), cornerback Joe Haden (hip), running back Duke Johnson (concussion), linebacker Christian Kirksey (groin), quarterback Johnny Manziel (right elbow), linebacker Barkevious Mingo (knee), linebacker Nate Orchard (back), wide receiver Terrelle Pryor (hamstring), cornerback K’Waun Williams (abdomen)
That list grew shorter on Thursday, as the following players were limited:
Dwayne Bowe (hamstring), Justin Gilbert (hip), Johnny Manziel (right elbow), Barkevious Mingo (knee), Nate Orchard (back), K’Waun Williams (abdomen)
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The following players returned to practice without limitations on Wednesday: wide receiver Marlon Moore (rib) and tackle Mitchell Schwartz (thumb).
That number grew on Thursday, with the following players taking part in practice: Pierre Desir (concussion), Joe Haden (hip), Duke Johnson (concussion), Christian Kirksey (groin), Marlon Moore (rib), Terrelle Pryor (hamstring), Mitchell Schwartz (thumb) and Joe Thomas (not injury related).
New York Jets:
For the Jets, only quarterback Geno Smith (jaw) did not participate in practice this week.
The following players were limited in practice on Wednesday: linebacker Erin Henderson (knee), safety Jaiquawn Jarrett (shoulder), wide receiver Devin Smith (ribs) and defensive end Leonard Williams (calf).
On Thursday, the list included guard James Carpenter (back), guard Willie Colon (knee), Jarrett (shoulder) and Smith (ribs).
On Wednesday, the following players were full participants in practice: defensive end Stephen Bowen (knee), guard James Carpenter (back), Colon (knee), cornerback Antonio Cromartie (hip), tackle Ben Ijalana (knee), running back Chris Ivory (knee), wide receiver Jeremy Kerley (concussion) and linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin (knee).
On Thursday, the list included Bowen (knee), Cromartie (hip), Henderson (knee), tackle Ben Ijalana (knee), Ivory (knee), wide receiver Jeremy Kerley (concussion), linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin (knee) and Williams (calf).