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Y! MyWebBrowns' Steinbach nursing shoulder injury
Thursday, September 18, 2008
BEREA — Cleveland Browns starting left guard Eric Steinbach did not practice for the second straight day on Thursday, Sept. 18, and could be a game-time decision for Sunday's game at Baltimore.
Steinbach strained his shoulder in last week's loss to Pittsburgh. He was kept inside for treatment along with linebacker Willie McGinest (hamstring) and wide receiver Donte' Stallworth (quadriceps), one of the team's top offseason signings who hasn't played in either of Cleveland's first two games after pulling the leg muscle during warm-ups before the opener against Dallas.
If Steinbach can't play, the Browns could use Ryan Tucker, who underwent surgery on a fractured hip in May and has been inactive for the first two games.
Head coach Romeo Crennel said wide receiver Braylon Edwards is dealing with an injured shoulder and running back Jamal Lewis is nursing ankle and hamstring injuries. Both were limited in practice Wednesday but were on the field for stretching and drills during the 30 minutes that the media are permitted to watch.
Smith fractures hand
Shaun Smith, who will replace the injured Robaire Smith at right end, suffered a small fracture in his left hand during the Steelers game and will play with a cast on.
"I don't catch the ball, do I?" he said. "I don't see it as a problem. I played the whole (Pittsburgh game) with it. I put a soft cast on it at halftime and played. I know we need to use our hands, but I'll be able to do that."
Smith said he suffered the fracture on his first play in the first quarter, but doesn't remember exactly how. He also declined to specify where the break is.
"All I know is it's a little fracture, but I'm not worried about it," he said.
Reception, no sack
Cleveland had another small setback when the Elias Sports Bureau took away a Browns sack and gave Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger a pass reception from Pittsburgh's 10-6 win Sunday night.
The sack was originally credited to the Browns' Shaun Smith. The play was ruled a sack for a 7-yard loss. After reviewing the videotape, Elias changed the play to a successful pass for Roethlisberger because the ball came out of his hand, struck a teammate in the back and rebounded to the quarterback.
