No surprises on Browns inactive list for 'Thursday Night Football'
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CLEVELAND ― There were no real surprises for the Browns when they announced what players would be inactive for their "Thursday Night Football" game against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The Browns had three players inactive due to injuries: Center Elgton Jenkins (concussion), guard Teven Jenkins (back) and wide receiver Tylan Wallace (back). All three had been ruled out the day before the game.
For the fourth game in a row, sixth-round pick Taylen Green was inactive as the No. 3 emergency quarterback. The fifth inactive player was linebacker Justin Jefferson, the fifth-round pick who has been inactive for the first four games of the seaon as well.
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Fourth-year pro Luke Wypler will start in place of Elgton Jenkins, who suffered the concussion during the Week 3 win over the Carolina Panthers. Wypler started the final five games of the 2025 season in place of an injury Ethan Pocic, but suffered a knee injury in Week 18 at the Cincinnati Bengals that limited him in the offseason.
Cleveland Browns inactive vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- #15 QB Taylen Green (3QB)
- #16 WR Tylan Wallace
- #17 LB Justin Jefferson
- #74 C Elgton Jenkins
- #78 G Teven Jenkins
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