Browns place Ward, Conklin on active/PUP list as camp opens
By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward will start Cleveland’s training camp on the sideline after being placed on the active/physically unable to perform list as the Browns await the NFL’s ruling on quarterback Deshaun Watson. Ward injured his left foot on the final day of minicamp last month. While tests showed no structural damage, the 25-year-old isn’t ready to practice at full speed. He signed a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension in May. The Browns also placed right tackle Jack Conklin (knee) on the active/PUP list. A two-time All-Pro, the 27-year-old Conklin had surgery in December after rupturing the patellar tendon in his right knee.