The Cleveland Browns completed practice on Wednesday afternoon in Berea, ahead of its Week 2 road trip to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They’ll practice again Thursday and Friday before heading for Raymond James Stadium, and a matchup with former quarterback Baker Mayfield.
On Wednesday, the team had a few faces from last week dotting the injury report, but a few new names cropped up, too, especially along the interior of the offensive line. Let’s review who is dealing with a slight injury, and who might actually be a concern for Week 2.
Offensive guard Teven Jenkins, one of a few holdovers from last season’s stable of offensive linemen, was listed as DNP, or did not practice, on Wednesday. He suffered a back injury last week at this time during practice, and he was a limited participant. The rest of the week he was unable to participate, and he missed the 34-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars to open the regular season.
With Jenkins sidelined, rookie Austin Barber slid into the starting lineup at right guard for his first NFL game, and first-year head coach Todd Monken was reportedly pleased with the rookie’s performance. As such, if Jenkins can’t get back into the field by Frid...