Team news: Cleveland Browns

Browns have sent a tender to RFA WR KhaDarel Hodge, per source

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins has been activated from the reserve/COVID list.

Higgins landed on the reserve/COVID list along with fellow receivers Jarvis Landry and Donovan Peoples-Jones due to being close contacts of linebacker B.J. Goodson. He will be active for a must-win contest for the Browns and is our 44th ranked receiver for Week 17. Higgins was the WR14 from Week 13 to Week 15.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry has been activated from the reserve COVID list.

Landry landed on the reserve/COVID list along with most of the other wide receivers on the roster due to being a close contact of linebacker B.J. Goodson. He has returned enough negative tests to be cleared from the protocol and is poised for a strong outing against a Steelers team that may not be playing all out. Landry is currently our 33rd ranked receiver for Week 17.

According to Tom Pelissero on Twitter, Cleveland Browns tight end Harrison Bryant tested positive for COVID-19 and has been placed on the reserve/COVID list.

Bryant has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Week 17. Bryant had some impressive flashes in game action and has impressed the Browns in practice all season. Bryant should see his role grow in year two, and may even cause the Browns to move on from David Njoku this offseason. Bryant finishes the year with 24 receptions for 238 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Austin Hooper should see a few more pass routes with Bryant sidelined and is our TE18 for Week 17.

Kevin Stefanski says the Browns are hoping to get their WRs back in practice on Thursday.

Related players: Jarvis Landry, Donovan Peoples-Jones, KhaDarel Hodge, Rashard Higgins, Austin Hopper, Baker Mayfield, Kareem Hunt, Nick Chubb

Of course, this is provided they continue to test negative for COVID-19 this week, the tweet said. Without their WRs, the Browns ran the ball just 15 times with their stud backs and lost to the one-win Jets. It will be a tough matchup in Week 17 against the Steelers.

A group of Browns wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins and Donovan Peoples-Jones, have been deemed high-risk-close-contacts and are likely unable to play Sunday against the Jets.

The Browns’ flight to New Jersey was delayed Saturday due to contact tracing. Cleveland did find one positive test in linebacker B.J. Goodson. The team is now awaiting word on who can and cannot travel for the game. The game is still on, but we’ll see who Cleveland will be going to battle with as they close in on their first playoff appearance since 2002 and try to keep their division hopes alive as well.