Browns cornerback Eric Wright, who tweaked a hamstring in practice on Tuesday, stayed home from the Green Bay trip.
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Eric Wright intercepted two passes in practice Thursday night, but will rest his sore hamstring in Green Bay.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Browns starting cornerback Eric Wright, who tweaked a leg muscle on Tuesday, returned to practice Thursday on a limited basis, but did not make the trip here for the first exhibition game.
Top pick Joe Haden will get the start in his place.
Wright, who left the field on Tuesday morning with an apparent sore hamstring, worked primarily in the nickel and on the scout team Thursday, and picked off two passes in eight plays, one off Seneca Wallace and one off Brett Ratliff.
But the Browns apparently felt it was better to rest him tonight rather than risk further aggravating the muscle. Brandon McDonald, who tweaked an ankle during the week, might see action.
Haden, who's been starting in the nickel defense, will replace Wright opposite Sheldon Brown. Haden said during the week he was looking forward to the start if it happened that way. "That's the only way you can make plays, if you're on the field,'' he said.
That means two rookies will be in the starting lineup on defense. Safety T.J. Ward will start opposite Abe Elam.
Rookie guard Shawn Lauvao will also start in place of Floyd Womack at right guard. The other lineup change is Eric Barton for D'Qwell Jackson (pectoral) muscle at inside linebacker.