Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah gives Cleveland Browns four starters out vs. Cincinnati Bengals
CLEVELAND − The Browns will be down another key defensive starter when they play host to the Cincinnati Bengals as linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will be inactive Monday night.
Owusu-Koramoah did not practice during the week leading up to the game with a knee injury sustained during the loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He was listed as questionable by the team on Saturday's game status report.
Owusu-Koramoah is one of two defensive starters out against the Bengals. Cornerback Denzel Ward remains out as he recovers from the concussion he sustained in the fourth quarter of the Week 5 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Rookie Martin Emerson Jr. will start in Ward's absence for the third consecutive game. Thomas Graham Jr. and Herb Miller were both signed to the active roster off the practice squad on Monday to add depth at cornerback.
Cornerbacks Greg Newsome II and Greedy Williams, both of whom were listed as questionable for the game, will play.
Wyatt Teller, David Njoku land on Browns injury report too
The Browns offense will also be without two offensive starters in guard Wyatt Teller and tight end David Njoku. Teller remains sidelined with a calf injury sustained in the Week 6 loss to New England, while Njoku is out with an ankle injury suffered against the Ravens.
Hjalte Froholdt will once again start in place of Teller at right guard. Harrison Bryant moves up to the No. 1 tight end, while Pharaoh Brown, who had been listed as questionable, will be the No. 2 tight end and practice squad elevation Miller Forristall is the No. 3 tight end.
Three other Browns players will be healthy scratches against the Bengals: quarterback Kellen Mond, tackle Chris Hubbard and defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey.
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