AFC Notes: Browns, Steelers, Texans

Browns

Browns’ WR Jarvis Landry has played in the last four games with two broken ribs, which HC Kevin Stefanski believes have been causing him issues on the field like his two drops against the Raiders.

“That’s a possibility,” Stefanski said, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “I know he battles. It is uncharacteristic. He made a great catch there late in the game. I have high expectations for him. He knows that. He is battling, I would put it. To say that they’re related, I don’t know. I have very high expectations for Jarvis. He has tremendous ball skills. I think he’ll make those plays. I did not have a loss of any faith whatsoever in him. I think he’ll always tell you every ball that comes his way, he should catch. That’s just his mindset.”

Stefanski mentioned that G Wyatt Teller and RB Nick Chubb are both making progress to returning, which is good news for the Browns as each was performing well prior to their injury. 

Stefanski offered no return timeline for CB Greedy Williams, who remains on injured reserve with a nerve injury in his shoulder.

Steelers

• Per Adam Caplan, Steelers DT Tyson Alualu has a Grade 2 MCL sprain but is expected to miss no more than two games. 
• Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and RB James Conner were fined $5,000 each for uniform violations Sunday, specifically having their socks too low. (Dov Kleiman)

Texans

• Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer says the Packers and Texans had serious discussions about WR Will Fuller but the two sides couldn’t agree on draft pick compensation and the Packers wanted the Texans to take on some of Fuller’s salary.