BEREA, Ohio -- Browns rookie quarterback Cody Kesslers chest and ribs still hurt when he throws, but hes determined to ignore the pain and play Sunday at Tennessee.It wont be up to him.Kessler practiced Wednesday and didnt appear to be bothered by his injuries during the period of practice open to the media. Also, veteran Josh McCown practiced for the first time since breaking his left collarbone in Week 2 and had plenty of zip on his passes.Afterward, coach Hue Jackson said its too early to pick a starter for the Titans.Obviously, Cody right now is the starter of our football team until I feel otherwise, Jackson said. We have to make decisions about where they are toward the end of the week. We will see that as we go.Kessler got hurt in Sundays loss against New England when he was clobbered by blitzing Patriots linebacker Donta Hightower in the first quarter. Kessler said his shoulder made a crunching sound when the he hit the turf and he was worried he was seriously injured. However, with a few days to rest and some rehab, the third-round draft pick, who has been steadily improving with each start, said hes feeling much better.It is still pretty painful, Kessler said before practice. But it has gotten progressively better each day, which is a positive. My mindset is (Ill be able to start). But it is hard to say with the game being a couple days away.The Browns have been ravaged by injuries, especially at quarterback. Robert Griffin III broke a bone in his left shoulder in the opener and remains sidelined; McCown broke his collarbone the following week; and Kessler went down on Sunday, forcing the Browns to bring in Charlie Whitehurst, who injured his left knee in the final minutes. Whitehurst reached an injury settlement with the team on Tuesday and was released.Cleveland signed Kevin Hogan from the practice squad to the active roster and he took reps during individual drills with the other quarterbacks, including wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, the former Ohio State and Oakland QB who has been used in shotgun formations and emergencies.Jackson said its unlikely he would wait until Sunday before announcing his starter.Im not about that, he said. It is important for our team know who the quarterback is. When you are coming off injuries like that, you just kind of have to see where everybody is. After practice is normally when things start to on their bodies either break down or get better. We will get a feel for where they are after today and into tomorrow.If things werent bad enough for the Browns (0-5), starting left guard Joel Bitonio sprained his foot Sunday and the team said he will be out for an extended period of time. The third-year lineman is having another solid season and losing him only complicates matters for a team with little depth.We know he is going to miss some time, obviously, but nothing has been totally decided, Jackson said. That is a tough blow to our team, but it is next man up. Nothing we can do about that. Those things happen in football. It is unfortunate. We have had a lot. That is well documented, but that is part of this deal. We are just grateful, the whole team, the guys that are left standing for the opportunity to come out here and keep practicing and keep getting better.Jackson said the teams sports science staff is perplexed by the unusual outbreak of injuries.Yeah, it is really amazing because when you look at the things that have happened, it is not like there are torn ACLs or any of that stuff or a play happened where somebody just got crushed, he said, knocking on the wooden dais. What is a coracoid bone? What is that? Im serious. For me, what are all these things? But it is happening. Our sports medicine staff is just as surprised as we are -- understand it, but surprised.We have to do everything we can to get these guys back. Our practice fields are good, our process is good, how we work and the strength and conditioning staff is great. We have just had some unfortunate luck. It is part of it. We are going to deal with it. We are not going to bury our head in the sand about it.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Wholesale Old Skool Ireland .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Old Skool Ireland Outlet . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. http://www.oldskooloutletireland.com/ . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. Cheap Old Skool Ireland . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Old Skool Ireland From China . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury.BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- The Saint John Sea Dogs and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada will both get top-five draft picks after a compromise decision Thursday from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Armada appealed to the league that they got damaged goods when they dealt a first-round selection to the Sea Dogs on Jan. 2 for forward Ryan Tesink. The St. Louis Blues prospect played only six games before he was sidelined for more than two months with a knee injury. League comissioner Gilles Courteau ruled that Saint John will keep the pick, which is third overall in this years draft, but that the Armada will retain its rights to Tesink and get the fifth overall pick in the 2014 draft. If the Armada trade the 19-year-old, the pick will drop to 19th overall at the end of the first round.dddddddddddd Courteau said Saint John acted in good faith, but the league needs to clarify the wording of its trade documents. "Sea Dogs general manager Mike Kelly relied on the reports and opinions that were given to him by specialists when he signed, what we believe to be in good faith, the trade declaration on Jan. 2," Courteau said in a statement. "To this point, the undersigned is of the opinion that the Saint John Sea Dogs integrity cannot be questioned. "The league shall re-evaluate its rules to avoid similar situations from reccurring," he added. "Circumstances of the present case are exceptional and even constitute a first for the QJMHL." ' ' '