Dunn started Sunday’s game in place of guard Joel Bitonio, who missed the game due to a knee injury. Head coach  disclosed on Monday that Dunn was suffering from a calf injury.

“He was unbelievable,” Stefanski said of Dunn. “I mean, the way he fought through his injury, he wouldn’t come out of the game, and you can see it on tape that he was fighting and just in the run game and in the pass game. He’s a guy that we trust so much. He’s played well when we put him in there. He is an awesome teammate, just an all-around good person. We’re really pleased that he’s a member of the Browns.”

Dunn has appeared in four games this season and started at left guard last week during the Browns, 19-17, victory against the 49ers. He has appeared in 32 games with five starts since joining the Browns in 2020.

In other news relevant to the Browns’ upcoming opponent, Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s PED policy.

This isn’t going to be your standard for who played best and who played the worst article, partly because it doesn’t really matter too much when it comes to the Front Office perspective and looking at a player’s status on the roster.

We expect the likes of Myles Garrett and Amari Cooper to be in the mix for the best-performing players on either side of the ball but it doesn’t really change their standing on the roster.

I’m going to be doing this article after each game and discussing players who have improved their situation from a front-office perspective, does it impact who makes the final 53-man roster and beyond plus those that are now in danger of not being extended?

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson still can’t practice with a bruised rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder, an injury that has kept him out of two games and potentially more.

Watson spoke for the first time since Sept. 27 on Wednesday. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback confirmed he’s dealing with a “tricky” injury to his right shoulder and said it’s impossible to gauge when he’ll be back on the field.

“I mean it can be any day,” Watson said. “It can be tomorrow, it could be Sunday, it can be two weeks from now. I’m not even sure. It’s day to day and I’m following the steps of the medical team and when that time is ready, then I’m going to go out there.

Watson sat out Cleveland’s games before and after the team’s bye week with the injury sustained on a running play in a Sept. 24 game against Tennessee.

Coach Kevin Stefanski said he’s not ready to rule out Watson this week.

The Browns are 1-1 without Watson as rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson started a 28-3 loss to Baltimore on Oct. 1, and Walker, who was on the practice squad until a few days ago, helped the Browns shock the previously unbeaten San Francisco 49ers 19-17 on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Watson had been expected to play against the Ravens, but couldn’t make any passes beyond a few yards during a pregame workout session. The decision for him to sit led to some confusion as to whether it was Watson or the Browns who made that call.

“It’s a tricky deal,” Watson said. “You gotta kind of take that baseball approach and talk to some people that deal with rotator cuffs more often. So that’s what we’ve been doing and just really trying to strengthen that muscle and everything around it so we can get back comfortable.”

Last week, Watson stayed inside the facility to rehab his bruised rotator cuff.

Before he got hurt, Watson had his best game since signing a $230-million contract with Cleveland last year. He completed 27 of 33 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns in the Browns’ 27-3 win over the Titans.