Brown (thigh) was a limited participant Wednesday in his return to practice, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

With no report of his thigh injury being serious, Brown's return to practice after sitting out Sunday's win over the Bears tentatively puts him on track to play this weekend against the Browns. Brown had three straight games with a dozen or more targets prior to missing Week 11, and his per-game averages now stand at 5.8 catches for 79.9 yards and 0.67 touchdowns on 9.1 targets.