BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr. was limited for the second straight day with his groin injury and lamented the fact he’s not 100%.

He said it stems from the hip injury suffered in training camp that cost him most of the practices and all four preseason games.

“It just kind of lingers and you just gotta deal with it,’’ he said. “That’s where I’m at right now, it’s unfortunate. I wish it didn’t happen before the season, I could have been in a better place. But this is where I’m at, so.”

Beckham hasn’t missed any playing time, but this is the first week he’s limited. The first five weeks he was a full participant, and then he was added last week with the groin, but also participated fully.

Jarvis Landry was also limited for the second straight day with the shoulder injury suffered during Sunday’s 27-13 loss to the Patriots.

“I’m feeling pretty good,’’ Landry said. “It’s just something that I initially re-hurt. Something I had hurt earlier in the year, and I’m fine. Let’s go.”

Coach Freddie Kitchens thought both looked good on Thursday. On Sunday, they’ll go against the Broncos’ No. 4-ranked defense.

“Sometimes it takes your body a little bit of time to recover and different people react differently,’’ he said. “We try to take care of our guys from the standpoint of making sure they’re healthy when they go out, but there are certain reps that they need to get and they have done a good job of that.”

Rashard Higgins mum on 2 weeks ago

Kitchens said on Monday that Rashard Higgins might have a different answer if asked again about why he didn’t play in the Seattle game two weeks ago.

But Higgins, Mayfield’s go-to guy, declined to answer when asked about it on Thursday.

"We're getting ready for Denver, so that's all I want to talk about -- the Denver game,’’ said Higgins. “Y’all got some questions about the Denver game?"

Later, when Higgins was asked if he and Kitchens had words about him questioning why he didn’t play vs. the Seahawks, he again declined to answer. In New England, he was targeted twice and caught one pass for two yards. The other time, he caught a 26-yarder but was flagged for offensive pass interference.

Higgins, otherwise known as Hollywood, has gotten the sense in practice this week that he’ll have a larger role against the Broncos.

“It’s a big game for me just because I went to Colorado State and stuff,’’ he said. “So it should be fun."

Higgins, who missed five games with a sprained MCL, said people playing against him on video games keep asking him why he hasn’t been used much.

“Just be like, ‘man the carpet is still red, big dawg,’’’ he said, referring to his paparazzi TD celebration. “Carpet is red. It’s ready, Stanley steamed. Man, but yeah, I get those questions all the time.”

Higgins said he wasn’t worried about Tuesday’s trade deadline. He said he was on the team’s in-house radio show Cleveland Browns Daily at the deadline, so he felt safe.

In the last year of his contract, he’s also not worried about his future.

“As of right now I’m a Brown, so that’s all that matters,’’ he said.

Todd Monken fine with Beckham wanting to contribute more

Offensive coordinator Todd Monken has no problem with Odell Beckham saying the Browns should’ve used him more vs. the Patriots. He caught five of seven targets for 52 yards.

“Every skill player wants the ball,’’ Monken said. “This is my 30th year of coaching – I think my math is right – and I have never been anywhere where a Nick Chubb does not want the football, Odell does not want the football, (WR) Jarvis (Landry) does not want the football or whoever our skill players are. They want opportunity to showcase their skillset. To me, that is normal. To me, that is nothing. That is not news. It is frustrating like anybody when you do not win, for all of us. To me, that is not news. That is normal.”

Eric Murray undergoing tests

Safety Eric Murray was missing from the practice field on Thursday and Kitchens said he was undergoing tests. ... Tight end Pharoah Brown was still idle with his concussion and Dan Ekuale rested his calf.

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