Bengals wide receiver Greg Little has made some noise this week about wanting to pay the Browns back on Thursday night for parting ways with him in May, but he’s not the only wideout in the game with experience on both teams.
Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins left the Bengals for the Browns as a free agent in the offseason, so the situation is different than Little’s but he may wind up having just as much impact this week as the likely to be little-used Little. Hawkins has been listed as questionable for the game because of the thigh and knee injuries that limited him in practice on Wednesday.
“I know it’s real important to him,’' coach Mike Pettine said, via the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “I’ve been led to believe that it will be a game time decision. To me, if that’s the case and you’re betting on the kid, I’d be surprised if he...knowing him, if we leave it up to him, he’ll go, just knowing the type of player that he is. There’s still some time left to see how he responds.”
The Browns ruled out tight end Jordan Cameron for the second straight game because of a concussion. Safety Johnson Bademosi also will miss the game because of a concussion.
Defensive end Phil Taylor is questionable to make his return after several weeks out of the lineup after knee surgery. Defensive end Billy Winn, who returned from a toe injury to block a field goal last week, is also questionable to play.
