BEREA - Quarterback Kelly Holcomb will return to the Cleveland Browns' starting lineup this week. Unfortunately, he may have picked the wrong time to get healthy.

Holcomb, who broke his right leg in a Sept. 21 win at San Francisco, will start Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Browns coach Butch Davis said.

However, Holcomb will come back to an offense missing its top running back and wide receiver.

On Monday, Davis suspended second-year running back William Green for one game and benched wide receiver Kevin Johnson in favor of Andre' Davis.

Green must sit out following his arrest last week on charges of driving under the influence and marijuana possession. Green has rushed for a team-leading 559 yards this season.

Johnson, leading the Browns in catches (40) and yards (378), hasn't played up to the standards of his coach, who has been critical of the fifth-year receiver in recent weeks.

Two weeks ago in a loss to San Diego, Johnson dropped a crucial pass on fourth down, cut short a route that led to an interception and underthrew a pass that should have been a touchdown.

''At some point in time you go so far in trying to get people to play totally the way you would like them to play and at some point there have got to be some changes made,'' Davis said of his decision to bench Johnson. ''Part of it is we want to give Andre' Davis an opportunity, and this will give him a chance.''

Davis would not give specific reasons why he was sitting Johnson.

''There are some things that we feel like he is capable of doing better, and we'll find out if he can respond and do those things better,'' Davis said.

Johnson has started 71 of 72 games since being taken by the Browns in the second round of the 1999 draft. He has been Cleveland's leading receiver the past four years.

Andre' Davis, a second-round pick last year, has 18 catches for 196 yards and three TDs this season.

Holcomb is still wearing a brace on his right ankle, but Davis said his quarterback is moving better than he has in six weeks.

While recovering from a broken right fibula and sprained left ankle, Holcomb made two relief appearances for Tim Couch, who will once again be Cleveland's No. 2 quarterback.

Couch, who lost his starting job to Holcomb after training camp, sprained the thumb on his throwing hand on Oct. 26 at New England. However, Davis said Couch's injury wasn't a factor in his decision to start Holcomb.

''We just wanted to get back to where we started,'' Davis said. ''We felt like Kelly was healthy enough now.''