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The Browns’ kicking competition wasn’t decided by makes or misses.
An injury knocked out Cody Parkey.
Parkey was placed on injured reserve Monday with a quadriceps injury, ending his 2020 season and seeming to point to Chase McLaughlin at least beginning the season as Cleveland’s kicker.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski wouldn’t rule Parkey out for the entire 2021 season, but he will miss significant time and that means McLaughlin wins one of the tightest competitions in Cleveland’s training camp by default.
- Carson Wentz got back to work with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday – and looked sharp.
Three-time All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and center Ryan Kelly joined him at practice for the first time since late July.
All three starters returned from injuries, finally giving the Colts a glimpse of what they might look like at full strength. Wentz and Nelson hadn’t worked out since having surgery in early August to remove bone fragments from their feet. Kelly had been out with a hyperextended left elbow. All three are expected to do limited work this week.
- Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel anticipated further testing would confirm he has COVID-19.
He was right.
The Tennessee Titans practiced without their head coach Monday with Vrabel quarantined at home after testing positive Sunday morning.