The Cleveland Browns received some positive injury news in the days leading up to their Week 9 game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

After missing the first two days of practice while going through the concussion protocol, star cornerback Denzel Ward was limited on Friday and completed the final phase of the protocol on Saturday. He is now fully cleared for the Browns’ game against LA.

More positive injury news came Friday when veteran guard Joel Bitonio was sidelined by the team’s Week 9 injury. Like Ward, Bitonio missed the first two days of practice with a foot injury and returned on Friday in a limited capacity. Barring an injury injury, he is fully eligible to play.

Meanwhile, LB Jordan Hicks was cut from the team at the end of the week. That includes fellow linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who was placed on IR by Cleveland on Saturday, which will force him to miss at least the next four games. JOK has been fine this week and has been around the team facility, but the team is exercising great caution in his recovery from the neck injury he suffered last week against Baltimore.

The Browns’ full list of inactives includes:

QB Bailey Zappe (emergency QB)
RB D’Onta foreman
LB Jordan Hicks
T Germain Ifedi
DT Quinton Jefferson

The Chargers’ star edge rusher Joey Bosa entered Sunday as questionable due to a hip injury but is officially active. Wide receiver DJ Chark, who was listed as questionable earlier in the day, is headed to LA.