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Antonio Brown won’t play, opening door for Plaxico

Plaxico Burress

Newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress (80) appears during NFL football practice, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Burress returned to the team that drafted him a dozen years ago on Wednesday hungry, humble and eager to prove there’s still some life left in a career that’s never quite lived up to his own outsized expectations. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Steelers receiver Antonio Brown returned to practice after missing two games with a sprained ankle this week. But he won’t be returning to game action just yet.

Per a league source, Brown will not play on Sunday against the Browns.

Brown practiced all week on a limited basis, and he made the trip to Cleveland. Coupled with the fact that receiver Jerricho Cotchery already has been scratched, the Steelers are down to four healthy receivers: Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders, Plaxico Burress, and David Gilreath.

For Burress, it’s his first game back with the Steelers since leaving the franchise as a free agent in 2005. And he could make an immediate impact.