Thu 12/5/13 7:59 AM

Seahawks RCB Brandon Browner (groin) returned to practice Wednesday. When Browner went down with his "serious" groin pull in Week 10, he was slapped with a 4-6 week timetable. He's ahead of schedule in his rehab, but health is not the only issue at play here. Browner, the Seahawks' No. 2 corner behind Richard Sherman, is currently appealing a one-year suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. We should know the results of the appeal sometime this week.