DeVonta Smith, A.J. Brown injury updates: Latest on Eagles stars for Week 6 vs. Browns

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The Philadelphia Eagles returned to practice Wednesday to begin their on-field prep for Sunday’s Week 6 home game against the Cleveland Browns. 

For starters, All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson confirmed to reporters that he has fully cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol. He’ll be back protecting quarterback Jalen Hurts against one of the league's more prominent pass rushes this week. 

That leaves two massive lingering questions for the Eagles’ offense: Are top wide receivers A.J. Brown (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (concussion) ready to go after getting two weeks off to heal? 

Here's the latest from the Eagles practice reports (updated Oct. 11):

Week 6 injury update: DeVonta Smith

Now three weeks removed from the brutal hit that knocked Smith out of Philly’s win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 3, the star 25-year-old has been medically cleared to play Sunday after logging three consecutive full practices.

Week 6 injury update: A.J. Brown

Brown was able to log a limited practice on Friday, Sept. 27, exactly two full weeks after he first popped up on the Eagles’ injury report with “hamstring tightness.”

He was eventually ruled out for the team’s Week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he's now a full-go. Like Smith, Brown was listed as a full participant on every practice report this week. He did not appear to be laboring in a video shared on the team's social media this week: 

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Ryan O'Leary has spent his entire professional career in sports multimedia, working as journalist, editor, podcaster, and in live events as a content manager and show emcee. His career highlights include working as a podcast host and audio editor for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, where he led a series of NFL podcasts for the company’s top-performing NFL sites. A born and raised New Englander, Ryan’s career kicked-off in newspapers after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in journalism. He developed an affinity for small-town youth, high school and college sports, while also realizing his childhood dream of covering the Patriots in multiple AFC Championship Games. Ryan enjoys kicking it with family and friends, beating his dad and brother in chess, and arguing with anyone crazy enough to insist that Tom Brady isn’t the GOAT.