Phil Dawson finished second in AFC fan voting for the Pro Bowl.

(Photo by Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer)

BEREA, Ohio - Browns kicker Phil Dawson enjoyed a last-minute surge, but still didn't come out on top in fan voting for the Pro Bowl, results of which were announced Thursday.

Joshua Cribbs finished No. 1 among special teams players. And Trent Richardson received more votes than any other Browns player, but that was only good enough for fifth among AFC running backs.

In all, five Browns players finished among the top five in fan voting for the Pro Bowl.

The teams have not been set. The 43-man rosters for the AFC and NFC are determined based on a consensus vote of fans, players and coaches. Fan voting ended Monday, and players and coaches were scheduled to vote Thursday.

Pro Bowl teams will be announced Wednesday on the NFL Network.

Cribbs' 127,848 votes was more than double the runner-up in the special teams category, Houston's Bryan Braman.

"I love the support from the fans," Cribbs said. "It just lets me know that hard work doesn't go unnoticed, especially in this town, being a blue-collar town. It's one-third of the vote so I don't hang everything on the fan vote, although it means a lot to me that in their eyes, I'm a Pro Bowler."

Cribbs has been to the Pro Bowl as a kick returner, but not as an all-around special teams player.

Among other Browns players, Dawson improved to second among AFC kickers with 120,620 votes, behind Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski's 138,068 votes. Cleveland punter Reggie Hodges has been leading a campaign to have Dawson voted onto the team, and said he was lobbying players on other teams to vote for the Browns kicker.

"You don't want to beg your colleagues, but I've asked them to vote for him," Hodges said. "There's a few teams that have his vote for sure, so we'll just see what the rest and the coaches say."

Richardson led all Browns players in number of votes, as the rookie collected 240,033 votes. Linebacker D'Qwell Jackson was second among AFC inside linebackers with 150,442 votes -- far behind the New England Patriots' Jerod Mayo with 323,411 votes. Left tackle Joe Thomas was fourth among AFC tackles with 175,915 votes.

Uh-oh: Browns safety Tashaun Gipson was added to the injury report with a foot injury, and was limited in practice Thursday. Gipson suffered the injury during practice, and his loss would deplete an already thin safety position. T.J. Ward was placed on the injured reserve with a knee injury (bone bruise) this week, shifting Usama Young to strong safety and moving the rookie Gipson to the starting free safety spot.

If Gipson is unable to play Sunday in Denver, it's presumed that Eric Hagg will move into the starting free safety slot.

Smelley's time? Tight end Jordan Cameron did not participate in practice Thursday, the second day he has sat out with a head injury. Shurmur said Cameron reported to the facility this week complaining about concussion symptoms, and the Browns are putting him through the full concussion protocol.

If Cameron is unable to play Sunday, Shurmur said rookie Brad Smelley might have an opportunity to play in his first game this season. The tight end from Alabama, the one with the locker next to former Crimson Tide teammate Richardson, said he's ready.

"I've been waiting on an opportunity," Smelley said. "It might be this week, you never know when that opportunity's going to come. I've just been getting ready by working hard in practice, doing what I need to do to get ready for the game."

Extra points: Receiver Jordan Norwood said he's healthy and eligible to play this week. Norwood suffered a sprained left foot Oct. 7 and has been on the injured reserve list. . . . Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi (knee) did not practice Thursday. . . . Offensive lineman Shawn Lauvao (head/foot) was upgraded to full participation in practice. . . . Denver Broncos fullback Chris Gronkowski (hamstring) was upgraded to limited participation in practice, and safety Mike Adams (knee) was upgraded to full participation.