4 Key Browns Players Missed Practice On Monday

It was more than a typical training camp practice for the Cleveland Browns on Monday. After a weekend when Deshaun Watson dominated the first-team reps at quarterback, everyone wanted to see who would get that chance coming out of a day off.

Turns out, it was Shedeur Sanders running the first-team offense. But that was not the only significant news from the workout.

According to insider Fred Greetham, four key Browns players missed practice on Monday, three of whom play defense.

“LB Carson Schwesinger, TE Joe Royer still not practicing. LB Justin Jefferson and DT Mike Hall also not practicing,” Greetham posted.

LB Justin Jefferson and DT Mike Hall also not practicing https://t.co/3YtE4bi82R

— Fred Greetham (@FredGreetham9) August 10, 2026

With more than a month to go until Week 1 of the regular season, there is no reason to sound any alarms regarding any of these players. The Browns have multiple players miss practice daily during camp, including as many as 16 twice last week.

Schwesinger has not practiced at all this month. When he first sat out, head coach Todd Monken said it was a minor injury, but it seems to have lingered for almost two weeks at this point.

Royer has not taken part in any of the full-team workouts at camp. When it was first revealed he was absent for personal reasons, general manager Andrew Berry said he did not have a timeline for the rookie’s return.

Jefferson is a recent addition to the list of sideline players. Another rookie, he sat out for the first time on Saturday and was unable to take part on Monday.

Hall may be the most significant absence of this group. The defensive tackle was impressive in the first few days of camp, but he has been sidelined as part of a dwindling position group that has also been operating without veteran Maliek Collins, free agent Kalia Davis and second-year Mason Graham at times during camp.

Monken made it very clear that there would be no veteran rest days during his first training camp as an NFL head coach, so these missing players may be dealing with more than the usual aches and pains associated with these early workouts.