All hands on deck at Browns practice, but question remains who will suit up Sunday ahead of bye week
The Cleveland Browns had all 53 active players practicing today, which is good news as the team gets healthier heading into their last game before the bye, but it's unclear exactly which of the players who have been out will suit up against the Seattle Seahawks.
Of particular interest are Denzel Ward, Greedy Williams and Rashard Higgins. Ward and Williams have been dealing with hamstring ailments. On the one hand, if they didn't want them to play this week, they could've gone ahead and had them rest this week and gotten the bye to be ready for the New England Patriots.
On the other hand, due to the nature of hamstring injuries, they might want to ease them in, so they can practice during the bye and be ready to contribute at a high level for the Patriots and beyond.
Tyler Lockett is one of the best receivers in football and Ward is exactly the type of corner a team would want to have out there to cover him. But if he's unsure or there's a good amount of rust, it won't do them much good.
Rashard Higgins has been dealing with a knee injury and practiced all of last week but they didn't activate him for the game. The offense has missed him, if for no other reason he knows the offense, both from the boundary and the slot, took more reps than anyone in the preseason and has great chemistry with Baker Mayfield.
It would also give them another quality receiver as the team tries to get a win, tries to get their offense sorted out, so they can feel like they have some confidence heading into the bye. Higgins seems like the safest bet to be out there, but with all three, head coach Freddie Kitchens has said the bye week will factor into the decision to play them this week.
