The Cleveland Browns spent the bye week trying to get healthier for this final five-game stretch.
Here is the official Friday injury report for the Week 14 Browns Vs. Ravens game.
#Browns Ravens final injury report pic.twitter.com/RmUARxTD5c
— Fred Greetham (@FredGreetham9) December 11, 2021
Browns Players Out
Officially ruled out for the Week 14 game are tight end Harrison Bryant with an ankle injury and wide receiver Anthony Schwartz and cornerback Greg Newsome II who both have concussions.
#Browns CB Greg Newsome II ruled out of Ravens game after falling, hitting head at practice pic.twitter.com/Dpnv0GeHpM
— Cleveland Sports Talk (@CLEsportsTalk) December 10, 2021
Also out (but not listed on the injury report) are the players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
Those are tight end David Njoku, punter Jamie Gillan, and linebacker Anthony Walker Jr.
#Browns Kevin Stefanski said David Njoku, Jamie Gillan and Anthony Walker will all remain on the COVID-19 list and will miss Sunday's game. Via: @camijustice
— Cleveland Sports Talk (@CLEsportsTalk) December 10, 2021
Browns Players Questionable
Defensive lineman Jordan Elliott is questionable with an ankle injury.
Safety Ronnie Harrison and defensive tackle Malik Jackson are also listed as questionable with ankle and knee injuries respectively.
All three players were limited participants in practice on Friday.
Other Roster Moves
#Browns Jacob Phillips is an option to replace Anthony Walker this Sunday, per Joe Woods.
Phillips was activated off of the IR after tearing his bicep in camp.
— MoreForYouCleveland (@MoreForYou_CLE) December 9, 2021
Linebacker Jacob Phillips was activated from injured reserve after a long recovery from a preseason biceps tendon tear.
He is officially questionable for the Sunday afternoon game but likely to see a lot of action with Walker out.
#Browns moves:
_ Activated LB Jacob Phillips (questionable for #Ravens).
_ Waived WR Ja’Marcus Bradley.
_ Elevated WR JoJo Natson from practice squad.
_ Elevated CB Herb Miller, S Jovante Moffatt from COVID-19 reserve list.— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) December 11, 2021
To make room on the roster for Phillips, wide receiver Ja’Marcus Bradley was waived.
Wide receiver JoJo Natson is elevated from the practice squad.
In other moves, the Reserve/COVID-19 list got a little shorter with cornerback Herb Miller and safety Jovante Moffatt officially activated from it.
The Good News
Coming off a bye week, this still feels like a substantial injury list.
It is Week 14 so this is to be expected.
The silver lining is that quarterback Baker Mayfield, center JC Tretter, and wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones are nowhere to be found on the injury report.
The Bad News
The Browns have only one tight end with significant experience with Mayfield.
He is Austin Hooper; the loss of both Njoku and Bryant is a big blow
Creative use of personnel and good play calling will be the keys to overcoming any shortcomings that result from injured players not being on the field today.
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