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BEREA, Ohio -- Browns rookie quarterback Cody Kesslers chest and ribs still hurt when he throws, but hes determined to ignore the pain and play Sunday at Tennessee.It wont be up to him.Kessler practiced Wednesday and didnt appear to be bothered by his injuries during the period of practice open to the media. Also, veteran Josh McCown practiced for the first time since breaking his left collarbone in Week 2 and had plenty of zip on his passes.Afterward, coach Hue Jackson said its too early to pick a starter for the Titans.Obviously, Cody right now is the starter of our football team until I feel otherwise, Jackson said. We have to make decisions about where they are toward the end of the week. We will see that as we go.Kessler got hurt in Sundays loss against New England when he was clobbered by blitzing Patriots linebacker Donta Hightower in the first quarter. Kessler said his shoulder made a crunching sound when the he hit the turf and he was worried he was seriously injured. However, with a few days to rest and some rehab, the third-round draft pick, who has been steadily improving with each start, said hes feeling much better.It is still pretty painful, Kessler said before practice. But it has gotten progressively better each day, which is a positive. My mindset is (Ill be able to start). But it is hard to say with the game being a couple days away.The Browns have been ravaged by injuries, especially at quarterback. Robert Griffin III broke a bone in his left shoulder in the opener and remains sidelined; McCown broke his collarbone the following week; and Kessler went down on Sunday, forcing the Browns to bring in Charlie Whitehurst, who injured his left knee in the final minutes. Whitehurst reached an injury settlement with the team on Tuesday and was released.Cleveland signed Kevin Hogan from the practice squad to the active roster and he took reps during individual drills with the other quarterbacks, including wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, the former Ohio State and Oakland QB who has been used in shotgun formations and emergencies.Jackson said its unlikely he would wait until Sunday before announcing his starter.Im not about that, he said. It is important for our team know who the quarterback is. When you are coming off injuries like that, you just kind of have to see where everybody is. After practice is normally when things start to on their bodies either break down or get better. We will get a feel for where they are after today and into tomorrow.If things werent bad enough for the Browns (0-5), starting left guard Joel Bitonio sprained his foot Sunday and the team said he will be out for an extended period of time. The third-year lineman is having another solid season and losing him only complicates matters for a team with little depth.We know he is going to miss some time, obviously, but nothing has been totally decided, Jackson said. That is a tough blow to our team, but it is next man up. Nothing we can do about that. Those things happen in football. It is unfortunate. We have had a lot. That is well documented, but that is part of this deal. We are just grateful, the whole team, the guys that are left standing for the opportunity to come out here and keep practicing and keep getting better.Jackson said the teams sports science staff is perplexed by the unusual outbreak of injuries.Yeah, it is really amazing because when you look at the things that have happened, it is not like there are torn ACLs or any of that stuff or a play happened where somebody just got crushed, he said, knocking on the wooden dais. What is a coracoid bone? What is that? Im serious. For me, what are all these things? But it is happening. Our sports medicine staff is just as surprised as we are -- understand it, but surprised.We have to do everything we can to get these guys back. Our practice fields are good, our process is good, how we work and the strength and conditioning staff is great. We have just had some unfortunate luck. It is part of it. We are going to deal with it. We are not going to bury our head in the sand about it.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLJalyn Holmes Vikings Jersey . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Irv Smith Jr. Womens Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.thevikingsshoponline.com/Youth-irv-smith-jr-vikings-jersey/ . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. Chuck Foreman Womens Jersey . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. 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We are in the process of evaluating options for repair and rehabilitation and will release more information as it becomes available.Tampa Bays first game without Stamkos will come against Buffalo on Thursday (7 p.m. Eastern).Losing Stamkos for any length of time is obviously a significant blow for the Lightning (10-6-1). Through 17 games, Stamkos was third in the NHL in scoring with 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists).Our understanding is that this issue can be repaired and he can get back to full speed, Yzerman said, according to the Tampa Bay Times. It just takes some time. Obviously hes disappointed. Hes going to work his rear end off and hell be back as good as ever.The Lightning have had to persevere without their captain before. He played in only 37 games in 2013-14 due to a broken tibia and missed nearly all of the postseason last year after undergoing surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. The Lightning did well in his absencee last year, making it all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals -- where Stamkos returned -- before falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins.ddddddddddddTampa Bay will have to lean on young standout Nikita Kucherov in Stamkos absence. The 23-year-old is coming off a 30-goal season and was second in the league in points with 21 (eight goals, 13 assists) heading into Wednesdays action. He signed a new three-year, $14.3 million contract just before the start of the season.Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop has never lost in regulation in Buffalo, holding a record of 8-0-1 in nine games along with a .938 save percentage.This will be third game in a five-game road trip for the Lightning. Tampa Bay is in Columbus on Friday before facing Nashville on Monday.The Sabres (5-7-4) hope that a four-game homestand will start to turn things around. Buffalo has a five-game losing streak and is coming off a particularly dispiriting 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.Offense has been an issue for the Sabres all season. Buffalo is last in the league in scoring and has just 10 goals in its past eight games.Weve got to keep pushing forward and weve got to keep finding ways to create the opportunities to get those goals, Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges said. We had some opportunities (against St. Louis), we created some chances but were not burying them. Weve got to keep digging. ' ' '