Browns cornerback Eric Wright came up limping in practice and Joe Haden might get the nod vs. Green Bay.
Cornerback Eric Wright left the practice field Tuesday with his right thigh heavily wrapped, which figures to give rookie Joe Haden more playing time in Saturday's exhibition game against Green Bay.TRAINING CAMP LOG: AUG. 10
What happened: Linebacker D’Qwell Jackson walked off the practice field midway through the night session with a pectoral injury, but not to the surgically-repaired muscle that caused him to miss the final 10 games of last season. The extent of the injury is unknown, but he was believed to have undergone an MRI Tuesday night. Cornerback Eric Wright came up limping in the morning and sat out p.m. practice. Rookie Joe Haden could get the nod in Green Bay Saturday.
Stuckey sticks it: Receiver Chansi Stuckey had his best practice of camp, making a superb one-handed grab of a Jake Delhomme pass just inside the end zone despite good coverage by Ray Ventrone in goal-line drills. He caught several other passes from Delhomme during the evening session and stepped up his game. The Browns will need more from him this season.
Coach Bowens? Linebacker David Bowens has been making great use of his time while resting his left knee. A 12th-year pro, he’s been helping coach the linebackers, carrying a playsheet. Bowen would like to coach someday. “It was a good way to go out there and feel it out and see how it is,” he said. “Of course, I haven’t [retired] yet, but it’s good to go out there and coach the guys and keep my mind fresh.”
As he walked away, someone said, “thanks coach!” He replied, “Hey, don’t say that!”
Injuries: Idle were Wright, CB Brandon McDonald, RT Tony Pashos, LB Titus Brown and RB Montario Hardesty. LB Marcus Benard and DL Brian Schaefering left during the morning practice, but returned for the night session.
Wednesday’s schedule: Closed to the public. Next open practice is Thursday from 5:45-7:45 p.m. For updates, call 877-6BROWNS.
— Mary Kay Cabot
BEREA, Ohio -- Starting cornerback Eric Wright came up limping during Tuesday morning's practice, and sat out the evening session. His status for the Browns' first exhibition in Green Bay is uncertain and if he can't go, rookie Joe Haden will get the nod.
Wright walked into the fieldhouse with his upper right leg wrapped, which could mean a pulled hamstring. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Haden, the No. 7 overall pick in the draft.
"Being out there against the ones with Jake [Delhomme] at quarterback, [Mohamed] Massaquoi and [Brian] Robiskie, definitely makes your game a whole better," said Haden. "I'm lining up at corner with the ones and with the twos nickel."
Haden said he'd be excited to start vs. the Packers.
"It definitely means a whole lot more playing time," he said. "The only way that you make plays is out on the field. I'm looking forward to that."
Coach Eric Mangini said Haden, who's expected to start the season as the third defensive back, has made good progress, but still has a ways to go.
"He's worked at both sides and he's also done some work inside," said Mangini. "There's a lot of work to be done. Sometimes when he's supposed to be off, he's in press. Sometimes when he's supposed to be in press, he's off. He needs to get better at disguising those things and I expect him to."
Mangini said fellow rookie T.J. Ward, who's starting at safety, is a little further along.
"T.J. is continuing to improve. He made a couple of nice plays again [Tuesday] morning. He's really working at the information. He has been here a little bit longer than Joe has and I think that's helped."
Haden apologizes for Tweet: Mangini had yet another Tweet talk with a player, this time Haden for revealing that someone was fined $1,760 for their cell phone going off in a team meeting.
As it turns out, Ward was the player fined, according to nationalfootballpost.com. In a Tweet of his own, Ward said, "got my first fine. That won't ever happen again."
Haden apologized for airing team laundry. "I need to make sure I don't reveal what's going on inside the locker room," said Haden. "He said we were going to move on."
Haden said he didn't know if he'd be fined.
He said he'd talk to Brown President Mike Holmgren and General Manager Tom Heckert about formulating some rules.
McDonald report: Mangini said Brandon McDonald didn't injure his right ankle on his flip into the end zone during the family day scrimmage.
"He went back in and played, but I did show a bunch of examples of other guys getting hurt during celebrations," Mangini said. "There are plenty of examples to learn from."
McDonald was still sidelined Tuesday but might be back Wednesday.
Cleveland rocks: Mike Adams disagreed with former Brown Braylon Edwards' assessment that Cleveland's a dud.
"The city's been great to me," he said. "It's a blue-collar city and that's the type of guy I am. I came into this city and fit right in."
He said of his teammates, "I think everybody loves it. It's definitely a great atmosphere."
Added Haden: "I've been having a blast, honestly. I love the fans. Everybody treats me right. It's not a big city, where everybody's going crazy. It's a nice town. It reminds me of Gainesville, because everybody knows each other, everybody loves the team, and you just have a good time."
Roth, too: Matt Roth said off-season reports that he wanted to be traded were just business.
"That was just my agent [Drew Rosenhaus] doing negotiations," he said. "I've said from the beginning I was happy to be here, to be a Cleveland Brown. The first thing I want to do is pay homage to the Dawg Pound and it hasn't changed. I love Cleveland. I love being here."
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