The offensive line, which struggled Sunday in the win over the Panthers, could be without starting center Elgton Jenkins on Thursday night against the Steelers.
The Browns didn’t practice Monday — they had a walkthrough — but were required to submit an estimated participation report. Jenkins was listed as did not practice with a concussion.
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If the eight-year veteran can’t play, Luke Wypler would likely get the start vs. the Steelers at Huntington Bank Field in a battle of 2-1 teams. Wypler, a sixth-round pick in 2023, has six starts, including five last season.
The Browns drafted Parker Brailsford in the fifth round in April, but he missed most of training camp with a thumb injury and has been inactive the first three games.
Backup receiver/special teamer Tylan Wallace (knee) also didn’t practice Monday after leaving the Panthers game, and offensive lineman Teven Jenkins (back) remained out.
Coach Todd Monken talked before the walkthrough and didn’t provide an injury update, other than to say he was hopeful cornerback Tyson Campbell would be able to play vs. the Steelers. He worked out before the game but was inactive vs. the Panthers with ankle and hip injuries.
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Monken wasn’t happy about the 12 penalties for 84 yards, including three false starts by right tackle Tytus Howard. He appeared to rock back to get a jump on the play and was called for it.
“If you’re trying to anticipate the snap count, and I told Tytus this today, it’s like a defensive lineman trying to anticipate the snap count,” Monken said. “And if you jump offsides, you false start once, OK, I get it. After that, it’s over. It’s not OK. It’s not kosher anymore. So that’s on him. He knows it, and we got to get it cleaned up.”
The penalties as a whole troubled Monken.
“We had no excuses. We were at home. That’s embarrassing. We got to get it fixed in a hurry,” he said. “Coaching and playing alike, mental stamina with shifts and motions, getting aligned properly, proper snap count. It’s all the above. When it doesn’t show up in practice, it’s hard to wrap your head around why we had the issues that we did. But it’s got to be fixed.”
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