CLEVELAND On the day the Browns honored the late Jim Brown, the Bengals lined up their defense in in this Sunday’s opener to face his Pro Bowl descendant. Running back Nick Chubb came in averaging 88.6 yards in nine games against Cincinnati and it’s no
Denzel Ward returned to practice for the Browns on Aug. 6 just in time to begin preparation for the Bengals’ high-octane offense. Ward suffered a concussion Aug. 26 in the preseason game with the Chiefs and was unable to practice until now. Ward back in the lineup means the defense will be at 100 percent for the season opener Sept. 10 at Cleveland Browns Stadium against the defending AFC North champions. “He’s progressing through the protocol,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said. “It’s as simple as that, really. Make sure that he hits all the benchmarks, and we’ll go from […]