The Browns announced the game statuses for eight players ahead of their Week 16 matchup against the Bills.
RT Jack Conklin, TE David Njoku, LB Winston Reid, RB Dylan Sampson, CB Denzel Ward and QB Deshaun Watson are all out.
Conklin will miss his third consecutive game as he continues to progress through the concussion protocol. He did not participate in practice throughout the week. Conklin first sustained the concussion in Week 13 against the 49ers.
Njoku will miss his second consecutive game with the knee injury. He suffered the knee injury in the second quarter Week 14 against the Titans and did not return to the game. He missed Week 15 against the Bears and did not participate in practice throughout the week heading into Week 16.
The Browns opened the practice window for Reid on Dec. 17, as he makes his return from injured reserve. He did not participate throughout the week with a back injury, but head coach Kevin Stefanski said he was a participant in walk throughs.
"All a part of his rehab," Stefanski said.
Sampson did not participate throughout the week with a hand injury.
Ward did not participate on Wednesday and Thursday of practice as he works through a calf injury. Ward did not play in Week 15 against the Bears after first enduring the calf injury in Week 14 against the Titans.
"He's trying really hard to get back and can't rush those types of things, but we trust those guys that are out there," Stefanski said. "He's pushing very hard. With all injuries, you have to take a lot of things with how they look, how they are pushing through. So, it's not a lack of want to in this case, just not yet ready."
Watson was a limited participant throughout the week of practice as he continues to progress through his practice window.
DT Sam Kamara is questionable with an elbow injury and was a limited participant in practice throughout the week. RG Wyatt Teller is also questionable with a calf injury. Teller missed Week 14 and 15 with the injury and then was a limited participant in practice heading into Week 16.
