Browns, Bills Week 16 injury report: CLE gets vets back; BUF vets still out, add 3 to list

Browns, Bills Week 16 injury report: CLE gets vets back; BUF vets still out, add 3 to list
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Who knows what the future holds for the Cleveland Browns, especially for HC Kevin Stefanski. The immediate future has the Buffalo Bills coming to town looking to build their playoff resume, while Browns fans hope for 2026 NFL draft positioning and another chance for QB Shedeur Sanders to prove something.

The first injury report of the week was loaded with players sitting out, a majority on the home team’s side. Thursday’s report saw a few changes for Cleveland (in bold below):

Browns Injury Report

  • Brenden Bates – Ankle – Limited
  • Joel Bitonio – Knee – DNP to Limited
  • Jack Conklin – Concussion – DNP
  • Grant Delpit – Groin – Limited
  • Myles Garrett – Not Injury Related/Rest – DNP to Full
  • Mason Graham – Rib – Limited
  • Mike Hall Jr. – Illness – DNP
  • Adin Huntington – Quad – Limited
  • Teven Jenkins – Shoulder – DNP to Limited
  • Sam Kamara – Elbow – Limited
  • David Njoku – Knee – DNP
  • Winston Reid – Back – DNP
  • Dylan Sampson – Hand – DNP
  • Carson Schwesinger – Ankle – Limited
  • Wyatt Teller – Calf – Limited
  • Denzel Ward – Calf – DNP
  • Deshaun Watson – Achilles – Limited
  • Zak Zinter – Back – Limited

Bills Injury Report

  • Christian Benford – Toe – Limited
  • Terrel Bernard – Elbow – Limited to Full
  • Dion Dawkins – Illness – DNP
  • Mecole Hardman – Calf – Limited to Full
  • Taron Johnson – Quad – Full to Limited
  • DaQuan Jones – Calf – Full to Limited
  • Dalton Kincaid – Knee – DNP
  • Jordan Phillips – Ankle – DNP
  • Matt Prater – Right Quad – DNP
  • Mitch Wishnowsky – Right knee – Limited
  • Cam Lewis – Hamstring – Limited
  • Chase Lundt – Knee – Limited

Interesting to see two players get worse on Thursday, with three others added to the list. Prater and Wishnowsky both having leg injuries could make things interesting for Buffalo’s special teams on Sunday.