Browns Wild Card Round Injury Report — Amari Cooper Questionable

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Brad Szalach

Updated on

January 12, 2024

The Cleveland Browns will open the postseason on the road against the Houston Texans in the first game of wild card weekend. Kickoff will be at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Houston’s NRG Stadium with NBC on the broadcast. The Browns are at on the spread for this game, which has an over/under line of points.

Joe Flacco became Cleveland’s starting quarterback in a loss at the Rams in Week 13. After that, the 38-year-old veteran led the Browns to four straight wins to seal the top wild card spot in the AFC, capped by a 36-22 win at Houston during which Amari Cooper posted a career-high 265 receiving yards.

The Texans stunned the field in the AFC South to win a division title under first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans, with No. 2 overall pick C.J. Stroud leading the way. Ryans and Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski are among the frontrunners for Coach of the Year honors.

Cleveland Browns wild card round injury report

Player

Pos

Injury

Status

Snaps/g

Comment

Alex Wright	DE	Triceps	Out	30	Wright has suffered a torn tricep and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season.
Brandon Bouyer-Randle	OLB	Undisclosed	Out	0	Bouyer-Randle is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Charley Hughlett	LS	Ribs	Questionable	8.6	Week 6
David Bell	WR	Hip	Out	9	Bell is dealing with a hip injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
David Njoku	TE	Knee	Questionable	27	Week 6
Denzel Ward	CB	Hamstring	Questionable	46.2	Week 6
Dorian Thompson-Robinson	QB	Gameday Inactive	Out	0	Week 5
Ethan Pocic	C	Knee	Questionable	59.8	Week 6
Grant Delpit	S	Head	Questionable	70.2	Week 6
Hakeem Adeniji	OT	Knee	Out	26	Adeniji is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Jack Conklin	OT	Hamstring	Out	0	Conklin is listed as a gameday inactive for Week 5 versus the Commanders.
Jamari Thrash	WR	Gameday Inactive	Out	0	Week 5
James Hudson III	OT	Shoulder	Out	58.8	Hudson III is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on injured reserve list. He will miss four weeks.
Javion Cohen	G	Gameday Inactive	Out	3	Week 5
Jedrick Wills Jr.	OT	Knee	Probable	53.5	Wills Jr. is active for Week 5 versus the Commanders.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	LB	Undisclosed	Questionable	69.6	Week 6
Jordan Hicks	LB	Ribs/Elbow/Triceps	Out	44	Hicks has been ruled out for Week 5 versus the Commanders and is listed as a gameday inactive.
Juan Thornhill	S	Calf	Out	62	Thornhill is dealing with a calf injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Kahlef Hailassie	CB	Gameday Inactive	Out	0	Week 5
Luke Wypler	C	Ankle	Out	11	Wypler suffered a fractured ankle and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Maurice Hurst II	DT	Ankle	Out	32	Hurst is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Michael Dunn	G	Illness	Probable	3	Dunn is active for Week 5 versus the Commanders.
Mike Hall Jr.	DT	Commissioner Exempt List	Out	0	Hall Jr. is dealing with off-the-field legal issues and has been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list. He is eligible for reinstatement following Week 5.
Mohamoud Diabate	LB	Hip	Out	27	Diabate is dealing with a hip injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Myles Harden	CB	Shin	Out	0	Harden is dealing with a shin injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Nick Chubb	RB	Knee	Questionable	0	The Browns have opened the 21-day practice window for Chubb as they await his return from the physically unable to perform list.
Nyheim Hines	RB	Knee	Questionable	0	The Browns have opened the 21-day practice window for Hines as they await his return from the non-football injury list.
Ogbo Okoronkwo	DE	Illness	Questionable	28.4	Week 6
Pierre Strong Jr.	RB	Hamstring	Probable	25	Strong Jr. is active for Week 5 versus the Commanders.
Rodney McLeod Jr.	S	Head	Questionable	45.2	Week 6
Tony Fields II	LB	Ankle	Out	38	Fields II is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Wyatt Teller	G	Knee	Out	63.7	Teller has suffered a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss a minimum of four games.

Potential key missing players

Amari Cooper (heel) questionable

Cooper torched the Texans for 265 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches in Week 16. He then sat out a Week 17 matchup against the Jets on a short week and was inactive in Week 18.

Greg Newsome II (knee)

The Browns dealt with injuries to their league-leading secondary down the stretch and opted to hold Newsome out of a meaningless Week 18 game. The former first-round pick is expected to return in the playoffs.

Dustin Hopkins (hamstring)

Stefanski said it is unlikely Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins will be able to play Saturday. The Browns could end up replacing him with a new kicker on the active roster.

Brad Szalach

Brad Szalach works as the current managing editor for LegalSportsReport. His work focuses on evergreen, sports, and revenue facing content. Brad is the former content manager at PlayUSA, and VegasInsider. He can be reached at [email protected]

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