The Cleveland Browns had their first practice of the week on Wednesday

as preparations are beginning for the Arizona Cardinals this weekend.

I'm Jake Melensic and welcome back to From the podium.

Today on the show we're going to hear from three players

and head coach Kevin Stophanski.

First up, it was the players.

They spoke to the media in the locker room. and

running back Jerome Ford was up first.

He talked about how this running back by committee approach has been working for the team so far

and how tough it was for him to play

last week through his ankle injury. Is that a close call to play even for you in

Seattle? Yes, pretty close. What did it come down to the morning or the day before?

Probably the day before getting off the plane and making sure it didn't swell on the plane.

Was the plane all along to kind of use you after down and then save you for the fourth quarter?

I'm not really not sure.

Just whenever my jersey number called I go on the game.

Why do you think you guys have coming out of the buy you've been able to run it as effectively as you guys have?

Because we practice and trust them each other and locking in and penitent to the smaller things

trusting coach.

It feel like there were any big adjustments made during the battle?

Not really just pretty like like I said locking it in and just them and you know really

honing in all the culture of course from coaches. It looks like they're settling

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