Browns Week 16 Inactive List: Cleveland receives some good news before facing Texans

Week 16 is here and that means the Cleveland Browns are on the road taking on the Houston Texans. For Cleveland, they’ll have to get it done without a few players today. On Friday, LG Joel Bitonio was listed as questionable with a back injury. Against Houston, S Juan Thornhill (calf), LB Anthony Walker Jr. […]

Brandon Little — Ohio State Buckeyes & Cleveland Browns News Writer

Dec 24, 2023 11:31 AM EST

Week 16 is here and that means the Cleveland Browns are on the road taking on the Houston Texans.

For Cleveland, they’ll have to get it done without a few players today. On Friday, LG Joel Bitonio was listed as questionable with a back injury. Against Houston, S Juan Thornhill (calf), LB Anthony Walker Jr. (knee), DE Ogbo Okoronkwo (pectoral), and LB Jordan Kunaszyk (calf) are all out.

Houston is dealing with their own issues. Rookie phenom QB C.J. Stroud won’t play with a concussion and they lost WR Tank Dell for the season a few weeks ago.

Once again this week, the Browns will need their undrafted safeties to step up with Thornhill out and Grant Delpit on the injured reserve. Rookie Ronnie Hickman and S D’Anthony Bell will be heavily relied on.

With Walker out at linebacker, it will be Sione Takitaki stepping up and he’s done that time and time again. Okoronkwo is still awaiting whether or not he will be going on the injured reserve. Alex Wright will continue to step up as the No. 3 defensive end.