Browns receiver Jerry Jeudy cleared for Week 2 matchup with Buccaneers

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is set to play in Week 2 after a wrist issue stopped being a concern. The veteran practiced without limitations throughout the week and is absent from the team’s final injury report heading into Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to Fox Sports’ Greg Auman.

Jeudy’s availability gives quarterback Deshaun Watson a full complement of targets as Cleveland looks to generate more production through the air. The wideout was largely quiet in the Browns’ season opener, and the team’s passing game as a whole is searching for consistency early in the year.

The injury report development is a relatively rare bit of clean news for a Cleveland receiving corps that has periodically dealt with health questions, and it removes any late-week uncertainty about the team’s top outside threat. Tampa Bay’s defense, meanwhile, will now prepare with full knowledge of the personnel it will face.

Jeudy arrived in Cleveland with a profile as a route technician and former first-round pick, and his chemistry with Watson has been a storyline watched closely by observers of the Browns’ offense. A full week of practice should aid that development as the two work to build rhythm in the early portion of the schedule.

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With Jeudy officially available, attention shifts to whether Cleveland’s passing attack can find more traction against a Buccaneers defense than it managed in the opener. A stronger showing from the receiver would go a long way toward settling questions about the pecking order in the Browns’ passing game.

What to watch

• Jeudy’s snap count and target share in Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay.
• Cleveland’s injury report in the lead-up to Week 3 for any recurrence of the wrist issue.
• The Browns’ offensive coordinator adjustments after a limited Week 1 passing performance.

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