Tue 8/6/13 5:57 PM

Sources "close to the situation" tell the Cleveland Plain Dealer Browns RB Montario Hardesty's (hamstring) has a "decent chance" to keep his roster spot if he can get healthy. The implication being, if final cuts were due this week, Hardesty likely wouldn't make it. The oft-injured fourth-year pro has barely practiced this summer, and doesn't expect to suit up for Thursday's preseason opener. The Plain Dealer hinted earlier this week that Hardesty is in a direct competition with Brandon Jackson, and that newcomer Dion Lewis appears to have already clinched a roster spot.