BEREA, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – Myles Garrett was all smiles as he jogged onto the field to join his teammates Wednesday.
Garrett returned to practice, nine days after crashing his Porsche in Medina County.
There is still no indication on Garrett’s playing status for this week's game against the Chargers, but he fully participated in the individual and group portion of practice open to reporters.
“We’ll see how it goes, but he’ll be out there,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said before practice.
The team listed Garrett as limited on their official injury report filed with the league.
Garrett suffered a sprained left shoulder and right biceps strain along with other cuts, bumps and bruises as a result of the accident.
The three-time Pro Bowl defensive end did not travel with the team to Atlanta for Sunday’s 23-20 loss t the Falcons as he remained at home to rest and recover.
That recovery might be complete despite a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Garrett could be sidelined 2-4 weeks with his injuries.
“Good to have Myles, just even in the walk through,” Stefanski said. “Just having his presence, even in the meetings. He’s a big part of what we do, so good to have him out there.”
Cleveland missed Garrett’s presence, especially in the second half that saw the Falcons run 14 consecutive times and amass 172 yards on the ground over the final 30 minutes.
While Garrett was back at work, Jadeveon Clowney remains sidelined with a sprained ankle, although Stefanski hasn’t slammed the door shut on Clowney also returning this week.
“We missed them,” safety Grant Delpit said. “It’s supposed to be next man up. They’re two great players, you know, been All- Pros, Pro Bowls, all-world players so of course we’re gonna miss them but young guys gotta step up.”
Garrett was cited for failure to control by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and investigators noted that speed was a factor in the accident but did not cite him for it.
Garrett, who had been cited for speeding by various law enforcement agencies in northeast Ohio on at least six different occasions prior to the accident last week, told investigators he was traveling 65 miles per hour in a 45 zone at the time of the crash.
