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BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers returned to practice Monday, increasing the chances he'll play in the season opener against Minnesota.

Rogers did not play in the exhibition season with an unspecified injury. For the past three weeks, he rode the stationary bike while his teammates practiced. The 6-foot-4, 350-pounder had 83 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 16 games last season, his first with Cleveland.

Rogers participated in position and individual drills during the 30 minutes of practice open to the media.

Browns coach Eric Mangini would not speculate if Rogers would be on the field to face the Vikings.

"With any guys that are on the injury report, we're always hoping they're going to play," said Mangini, who treats all injuries with secrecy. "To say one guy is definitely going to be there or not be there, it changes during the course of the week and that's the reality of it."

The Browns will disclose their first injury report of the season Wednesday, according to NFL rules.

Mangini knows what value the massive Rogers has to Cleveland's 3-4 defense.

"He's an outstanding player," he said. "He's got very good strength against the run. He's got very good awareness of blocking schemes, and he's got a high motor when he plays. That's sometimes tough to do when you're a bigger guy -- play in and play out at a high level -- because you're carrying a little bit more luggage than some of the little guys.

"I think he's also very effective pass rusher, so he's got a lot of great traits."

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Rogers isn't a athlete. He is a big fat guy who is twice as strong as nearly anyone else.

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This dude has an incredible combination of Quickness and Strength...

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yeah, he does....10 yards at a time

stamina and endurance are his problem...and lo and behold he was on a bike doing cardio all training camp....that will benefit him down the road...

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This dude has an incredible combination of Quickness and Strength...

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yeah, he does....10 yards at a time

stamina and endurance are his problem...and lo and behold he was on a bike doing cardio all training camp....that will benefit him down the road...

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Rogers isn't a athlete. He is a big fat guy who is twice as strong as nearly anyone else.

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Come again??????????????????

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Now question is Peen...whats the news on the legal front regarding the Vikings two illegal substance users?!?

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The guy isn't in good shape. He is strong. He looks like the guy tending the grill at the Waffle House.

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can we sign the waffle guy for depth?

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He can play games and do the limited running he has to do from the NT position, but he can't run around for 4 hours in practice....

... A plow horse can't run very well just like a race horse is going to fail miserably if you hook a plow to it and ask it to plow the south 40.

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I like the level of secrecy about the injuries and who's starting at QB by Mangini. If you are Minnesota right now how are you really preparing for? You do not know for sure who will be starting QB. That and will Shaun Rogers really be healthy? If he is in the lineup, I don't think the Vikings will be able to run it in between the tackles and we have 4 LBers who can tackle. This is affecting their game-planning for the week so it is a good thing. I find it to be good gamesmanship by Mangini...

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Hey Peen is a sumo wrestler an athlete?

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Or what about Tiger Woods? Shaq?

Yao Ming isnt an athlete either, just someone who is really tall and plays basketball

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I like the level of secrecy about the injuries and who's starting at QB by Mangini. If you are Minnesota right now how are you really preparing for? You do not know for sure who will be starting QB. That and will Shaun Rogers really be healthy? If he is in the lineup, I don't think the Vikings will be able to run it in between the tackles and we have 4 LBers who can tackle. This is affecting their game-planning for the week so it is a good thing. I find it to be good gamesmanship by Mangini...

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I believe it is a bit of nievette on the part of Mangini!

Personally, I don't think the Vikes give a rats ass who is playing QB and who is playing on our Dline. From their perspective, they are the better team! They are going to RUN THE BALL DOWN OUR THROATS until we stop them. Now that they have a savy, veteran QB they can mix it up at will!

DA is slow to diagnose the blitz, Quinn is unproven under fire, we have a rookie center ... THEY WILL BRING THE HEAT UP THE MIDDLE until we show we can handle it!

It is time to end the charade, announce the damn QB and be done with it.

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LESS IS MORE: Other than the QBs, the other big question concerning the Browns is why seemingly perfectly healthy Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers rode the bicycle during training camp and the preseason instead of practicing with his teammates. There have been all kinds of theories as to what’s really going on. Here’s another one after visiting the locker room on Wednesday and seeing Rogers without a shirt on. Just as close observers of the team had surmised while watching Rogers practice – when he did practice – during the spring work, for a few days of camp and in the team’s intrasquad scrimmage, he has lost a considerable amount of weight, and most of it seems to be in his stomach. He doesn’t have much of a gut at all. He looks much, much smaller than the man who was listed at 350 pounds last season. That no doubt was a little low – maybe even more than a little low, as he may have been as much as 365 or 370 by season’s end. But if it were accurate, then Smith can’t be more than about 325 pounds currently. We’ll say he is legitimately about 335. So, with all that being said, was Rogers told by Mangini to stay on the sideline not just to keep his legs fresh and protect him from injury to make sure he’s ready for the start of the regular season, but also to work on the bike and slim way down so as to be even quicker than he already is, and to do all the things he needs to be able to do in the version of the 3-4 scheme being installed by Mangini and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan? Part of it worked, as Rogers is definitely lighter. But more importantly, will it allow him to shine even brighter on the field than he did last season, when he had a Jerry Sherk-like performance? We’ll begin to find out on Sunday.

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