BEREA — There was no opening statement from Quinshon Judkins . The Browns running back clearly had his eyes focused on the future.

"Great feeling just to be back with all of my teammates, back in the building," Judkins said Sept. 12. "Focusing on football. Glad to be back in Cleveland and help the team win."

Judkins, the second-round pick (No. 36 overall) out of Ohio State, signed his rookie deal Sept. 6 , one day before the Browns' season-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals . While still on a two-week roster exemption that expires Sept. 15, he was listed as questionable for the Week 2 game at the Baltimore Ravens , something that feels like it's trending toward him playing. Buy Cleveland Browns tickets

That cloudy future remains because of a past that caused Judkins to

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