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Practice/Injury Report: Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals

The news is not good for Cincinnati Bengals starting outside linebacker Thomas Howard.
The news is not good for Cincinnati Bengals starting outside linebacker Thomas Howard.

There are a lot of players listed on the Cleveland Browns' injury report for their Week 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Only two players have been ruled out for Cleveland: LB James-Michael Johnson for the second week in a row as he deals with his rib and oblique issues, and S Ray Ventrone.

Ventrone injured his hand in last week's game, and he will definitely be missed on special teams. With Ventrone set to be inactive, odds are that S Usama Young will be active after practicing all week. The full injury report is after the jump, including some breaking news on a Bengals starting defender tearing his ACL.

Left tackle Joe Thomas was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but was listed as a full participant on Friday. On Thursday, Thomas shrugged off any concerns of him not playing:

"When you get to be an old man like me, you need to take a few reps off on Wednesday and Thursday," Thomas joked. "I'll be fine."

There is some breaking news on the injury front for the Bengals. During the Bengals' Thursday practice, starting outside linebacker Thomas Howard tore his ACL. Yikes. Howard was the team's leading tackler last year, and his absence could help Cleveland's offense get something going on Sunday. According to reports, rookie linebacker Vontaze Burfict (who was a semi-popular offseason player to talk about here at DBN), will get the start in place of Howard.

BROWNS WED THUR FRI STATUS
LB James-Michael Johnson (ribs, oblique) DNP DNP DNP OUT
S Ray Ventrone (hand)
DNP DNP DNP OUT
TE Benjamin Watson (thigh)
LP LP LP QUESTIONABLE
OT Oniel Cousins (ankle)
LP
LP LP QUESTIONABLE
OG John Greco (calf) LP LP LP QUESTIONABLE
RB Trent Richardson (knee)
FP
FP FP PROBABLE
RB Chris Ogbonnaya (ankle)
FP FP FP PROBABLE
WR Josh Gordon (knee) -- FP FP PROBABLE
WR Joshua Cribbs (knee) -- FP FP PROBABLE
TE Jordan Cameron (groin) FP FP FP PROBABLE
OT Joe Thomas (knee)
LP LP FP
PROBABLE
C Alex Mack (knee)
FP FP FP PROBABLE
LB Scott Fujita (knee)
FP FP FP PROBABLE
CB Sheldon Brown (neck) FP FP FP PROBABLE



BENGALS WED THUR FRI STATUS
LB Thomas Howard (knee)
-- LP
DNP OUT
CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee)
DNP DNP DNP OUT
TE Donald Lee (thigh)
DNP DNP DNP DOUBTFUL
RB Bernard Scott (hand)
LP LP LP QUESTIONABLE
DE Carlos Dunlap (knee)
LP LP LP QUESTIONABLE
CB Jason Allen (thigh)
LP LP LP QUESTIONABLE
S George Iloka (ankle)
LP LP FP PROBABLE
CB Adam Jones (illness)
DNP FP FP PROBABLE

DNP - Did Not Participate
LP - Limited Participation
FP - Full Participation