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No team has been hit harder by injuries than the Cleveland Browns. The Browns had 20 players on their estimated Monday injury report in preparation for Thursday night's home game against the Denver Broncos. Among those players are quarterback Baker Mayfield, who underwent an MRI on his left shoulder the day after Cleveland's 37-14 home loss to Arizona.

Mayfield will exercise his collectively bargained right to a second opinion with a doctor of his choosing.

Related players: Case Keenum

The second opinion will take place before coach Kevin Stefanski can say whether or not Mayfield or Keenum will start Thursday night's game, according to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot. Obviously the short week comes at a bad time for the Browns with Mayfield and several of their key players on the injury report.

The Browns list Nick Chubb (calf) as a non-participant on Monday's estimated practice report, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Related players: Baker Mayfield, Odell Beckham Jr., D'Ernest Johnson, Demetric Felton, Case Keenum

It's not a good start to the week for the Browns who host the Broncos on Thursday night. Beckham and Mayfield were also listed as did not practice. This will be something to monitor as the week goes on. With Kareem Hunt already out, the loss of Chubb would force Johnson and Felton into the lineup, perhaps both in significant roles. If Mayfield can't go, Keenum would get the start at QB.

Baker Mayfield sat down Sunday night for his postgame interview with his left arm in a sling. He didn’t mince words about the latest injury to his non-throwing shoulder.

“Feels like sh–,” he said.

The Browns lost 37-14 to the Arizona Cardinals at FirstEnergy Stadium and will be back on the same field Thursday night against the Denver Broncos. Mayfield expects to play.

“Absolutely,” he said.

Mayfield injured the left shoulder Sept. 19 trying to make a tackle after throwing an interception against the Texans. The shoulder popped out and back in and he didn’t miss a snap. He’s worn a harness during practice and games since, and it was revealed he suffered a partial torn labrum. He said the injury Sunday was “probably” worse, the story said. While Mayfield said he expects to play, we can't always trust what a player says in these situations. We'll continue to monitor this week.

Cardinals RB Chase Edmonds (shoulder) is questionable for Week 6 at Cleveland.

Edmonds played Week 5 with the same injury and designation. Expect the same Week 6.

The Giants had WRs Sterling Shepard (hamstring), Darius Slayton (hamstring), and Kadarius Toney (ankle) all practiced in some capacity Wednesday. Shepard and Slayton have missed the past two games while Toney was injured in Week 5's loss to Dallas.

Related Player: John Ross

The returns of Shepard and Slayton are huge, especially if Daniel Jones (concussion) were to miss Week 6 and Mike Glennon starts. A healthy wide receiver corps is needed with the Los Angeles Rams visiting Week 6.

Kadarius Toney was banged up late against the Cowboys and is dealing with an ankle problem that has his status for Sunday's game against the Rams in doubt. Still, he is proving he might be the scariest weapon on this offense, even when running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) and receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) are healthy. The game plan is sure to feature him significantly more moving forward than early this season, when he was still getting up to speed.

Related players: Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton

The story went as far to say Toney "needs" to be a big part of the game plan going forward. However, as the story also said, Toney is banged up at the moment with an ankle injury so he may not suit up for Week 6. The same can be said for Shepard and Slayton as well. And, if Toney is a big part going forward when everyone is healthy, Shepard and Slayton likely move down a notch on the depth chart.

Giants WR Kenny Golladay is expected to miss this week with a knee injury, source said.

Related players: Sterling Shepard, Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney, Darius Slayton, John Ross, Collin Johnson, C.J. Board

That Giants are banged up at all their skill positions. But, Golladay's injury status is a major sigh of relief all around for the Giants. The initial fear was that it was major, according to the tweet, but should be just a week or two, according to Rapoport. Still, Shepard and Slayton have missed the last two weeks and now Toney could miss time with a foot/ankle injury. With Saquon Barkley out, and QB Daniel Jones' status up in the air with a concussion, the G-men could be looking at Ross, Johnson and Board as their top three WRs in Week 6 ... with Mike Glennon at QB ... and at home against the Rams defense.

Giants rookie WR Kadarius Toney appeared to hurt his foot/ankle in the game and Joe Judge said he saw a doctor today.

Related players: Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, John Ross, Collin Johnson, C.J. Board

Golladay also left the game and Shepard and Slayton have been out dealing with soft tissue injuries. As for Toney, "I don't think it's anything significant, in terms of season-ending," Judge said. But it does sound like his status is in doubt for this week, according to the tweet. QB Daniel Jones is possibly out as well, which would leave the QB1 spot to Mike Glennon. The Giants offense looks like one to stay away from as they host the Rams in Week 6. If Slayton and Shepard are out, Ross, Johnson and Board could be the team's WRs.

HC Joe Judge said he's allow the league to handle any punishment that involves a suspension for Kadarius Toney. The Giants can't afford to lose Toney with the injuries to Kenny Golladay, Darius Slayton, and Sterling Shepard -- not after his 10 catches doubled the season total through his first three games. Toney had just 92 receiving yards prior to Sunday's game.

Toney was ejected for throwing a punch at Cowboys safety Damontae Kazee in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss. Toney had his breakout game in the NFL, even though all the discussion involves around his actions when he wasn't catching the football. He finished with 10 catches for 189 yards -- becoming the first Giants rookie with 10 catches and 175 yards in a game since Odell Beckham Jr. in 2014, the story said.