The Browns, dealing with injuries on their offensive line and shuffling players around up front, will need All-Pro left tackle Joe Thomas against a quietly stingy Titans defense Sunday.
They'll have him, despite his receding hairline.
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Thomas, who indeed was dealing with a sore knee and did not practice all week, used Twitter on Friday to list himself as questionable for the Tennessee game.
The cause? Not his knee.
BREAKING NEWS: Joe Thomas questionable with a receding hairline. pic.twitter.com/94Y5vKtTQy
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) October 14, 2016
No worries — the Browns announced Friday that Thomas will play against the favored Titans.
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Even with Thomas, who has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of his nine NFL seasons (six-time All-Pro), neither SN's Vinnie Iyer nor David Steele think Cleveland has much of a chance against Tennessee.
To be fair, for a 31-year-old player who has had such an admirable career, a receding hairline at this point might be cause for more concern than a sore knee.