CLEVELAND — With the NFL preseason in the books and the 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline passed, the Cleveland Browns' 53-man active roster is set... for now.
Below is the active roster announced by the Browns with updates from this week:
- Quarterback
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston
- Running back
- Jerome Ford, D'Onta Foreman, Pierre Strong Jr.
- Wide receiver
- David Bell, Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore, Jamari Thrash, Cedric Tillman
- Tight end
- Jordan Akins, David Njoku
- Offensive line
- Joel Bitonio, Jack Conklin, Javion Cohen, Nick Harris, James Hudson III, Dawand Jones, Ethan Pocic, Wyatt Teller, Jedrick Wills Jr., Zak Zinter
- Defensive linemen
- Myles Garrett, Shelby Harris, Maurice Hurst II, Quinton Jefferson, Isaiah McGuire, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Za’Darius Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson, Alex Wright
- Linebackers
- Devin Bush, Mohamoud Diabate, Tony Fields II, Jordan Hicks, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Nathaniel Watson
- Defensive backs
- D’Anthony Bell, Grant Delpit, M.J. Emerson Jr., Kahlef Hailassie, Myles Harden, Ronnie Hickman, Rodney McLeod, Cameron Mitchell, Greg Newsome II, Juan Thornhill, Denzel Ward
- Specialists
- Corey Bojorquez, Dustin Hopkins, Charley Hughlett
With hundreds of players hitting the waiver wire and free agency, the Browns' final 53 is likely to look much different going into week one against Dallas. Notably, the Browns elected to keep 4 quarterbacks and 2 running backs on their active roster.
The waiver wire will be open until noon on Wednesday.
Below is a list of Cleveland Browns players who were cut on Tuesday:
Waived
- DT Jowon Briggs
- WR Ahmarean Brown
- WR Jaelon Darden
- S Christopher Edmonds
- DT Siaki Ika
- DT Sam Kamara
- TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden
- LB Winston Reid
- T Lorenzo Thompson
- TE Treyton Welch
- WR Michael Woods II
Contract terminated
- CB Tony Brown II
- RB D’Onta Foreman
- CB Justin Hardee Jr.
- T Germain Ifedi
- WR James Proche II
Several other players were retained by the team with various designations that can be seen below:
Placed on reserve/non-football illness:
- G Michael Dunn (designated for return)
Placed on reserve/non-football injury:
- RB Nyheim Hines
Placed on reserve/PUP:
- RB Nick Chubb
Placed on reserve/injured:
- C Luke Wypler
Placed on exempt/Commissioner permission:
- DT Michael Hall Jr.
This year, the Browns will also be able to carry 17 practice squad players if one player is international. The additional spot was added for an international player from last year's 16-man practice squad.
PRACTICE SQUAD
The Browns have also signed 17 players to their practice squad listed below:
- DT Jowon Briggs
- RB Gary Brightwell
- CB Tony Brown II
- WR Jaelon Darden
- S Christopher Edmonds
- CB Mike Ford Jr.
- WR Tulu Griffin
- CB Justin Hardee Jr.
- T Germain Ifedi
- T Sam Kamara
- TE Cameron Latu
- T Roy Mbaeteka (International Player Pathway Program)
- WR James Proche II
- LB Winston Reid
- T Lorenzo Thompson
- TE Blake Whiteheart
- WR Michael Woods II
The Browns will begin their 2024 NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 8, against the Dallas Cowboys. The game at Cleveland Browns Stadium will kick off at 4:25 p.m.
