Browns WR Cribbs missed Wednesday practice but still hopes to play Sunday

While the Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn was fined for chop block on the Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, the Ravens defensive end Dwan Edwards also has to pay for a shot on Browns wide receiver Josh Cribbs, who was held out of Wednesday practice with a neck injury and concussion.

Cribbs pitched the ball on a pass play and was leveled by Edwards, who delivered a forearm and shoulder to Cribbs’ chin. Cribbs spent a few hours at the Cleveland Clinic undergoing tests. Afterwards, the team said the results were negative, indicating the team may have to play this Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions without the top playmaker.

But what Quinn did to Suggs is no less serious. The three-time Pro Bowler could miss significant time with a knee injury for the first time in his seven-year career of wearing NFL jersey, ending his streak of 105 played games.

Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs signed a six-year contract

Wesday was a good day for Terrell Suggs, he got a six-year, $63 million contract from the Ravens and became the highest-paid linebacker in NFL history.


The contract assures Suggs $38 million in guaranteed money and a long-term solution to Suggs' unsettled status as the team's franchise player. Suggs has been the Ravens' franchise player for the past two seasons. He was glad that he finally got the deal done. So he will not consider whether to seek chance of wearing chargers jerseys.

But for another NFL player, who also had a deadline on Wedsday, things continue to be uncertain. No deal was done between the Panthers and franchise defensive end Julius Peppers. Peppers will now play under a one-year contract worth at least $16.7 million and have to wait until the regular season ends for further negotiation about long-term deal.