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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The benching of Cleveland Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald didn't last long.

It lasted just one play.

Browns head coach Romeo Crennel sat McDonald for the first series as punishment for his poor performance in Cleveland's 34-30 loss to the Denver Broncos. The series lasted one play as Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards threw an interception on the first play from scrimmage.

It appears the benching was more of a gimmick to motivate McDonald than it was to get reserve cornerback Travis Daniels ready to play.

[Update: McDonald intercepted a pass, Trent Edwards' third pick of the first quarter.]

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel hinted that there would be lineup changes this week, and it turned out to be just one casualty.

Browns starting cornerback Brandon McDonald was benched Monday in favor of reserve Travis Daniels before their game against the Buffalo Bills. McDonald was beat for two four-quarter touchdowns in Cleveland's recent 34-30 loss to the Denver Broncos.

Daniels came to the Cleveland earlier this season in a trade with the Miami Dolphins. This will be his first start for the Browns.

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	Brady Quinn will get his first NFL start when the Browns take on Detroit this Saturday.

BEREA, Ohio -- Training camp is officially over.

But with full practices still open to the media, we decided to spend the day with the Cleveland Browns, who are returning from a 37-34 preseason loss to the New York Giants.

The major news was, as expected, backup quarterback Brady Quinn will get his first career start Saturday against the Detroit Lions. Starter Derek Anderson suffered a mild concussion Monday and wasn't at practice. So Quinn got all the reps Wednesday with the first team.

"You gotta have fun with it, especially my first time," Quinn said. "I get to start now. So it will be a good opportunity, and I'm looking forward to it."

Here are some other items from Wednesday's practice:

• Browns head coach Romeo Crennel was in midseason form today as he was not very forthcoming with injury information. Anderson, safety Brodney Pool (concussion) and kick returner Joshua Cribbs (sprained ankle) were all hurt Monday against New York, but the team isn't providing an estimated timeline for any of the players.

"Nope, you know I don't give you timelines," Crennel said. "They're going to work hard to get back, and they'll be back when they can."

• In other injury news, starting running back Jamal Lewis sat out of practice with a tweaked hamstring, but it's nothing major. Safety Sean Jones also practiced light today with general soreness.

• Several questions revolved around what happened in the first half of Monday's game when the starters fell behind 30-3. The Browns scored the game's first points on a field goal, and it went all downhill from there as the Giants scored 30 unanswered points in less than two quarters.

"We'll learn from it," Browns middle linebacker Andra Davis said. "It will be a good thing for us. It brought us back down to earth."

• Cleveland's struggling secondary received additional help Wednesday when the team traded for Miami Dolphins defensive back Travis Daniels, who has experience at both corner and safety. The Browns gave Miami a conditional draft pick and waived cornerback Mil'Von James to make room for the move.