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TE Stephen Carlson ; Kid I have been big on since he got picked up for the Ot's..

Losing Murray hurts with Randall being out.

ADIOS

Good riddance

Time to bring up J.T. Hassel

This is fair. He has been waving at ball carriers all season.

I am glad I will not have to see him bounce off of another ball carrier. Has he ever tried to tackle someone? Or just try to knock them over?

What is remarkable is that it took his going bananas to get to where Wilks can't keep throwing him out there.

It's like when Dorsey traded Hyde so Chubb could get on the filed.

The thing is, he got cut because of threats made on Twitter. Not necessarily because he's been a matador on defense.

Missed the Twitter thing.

It’s amazing how fast people forget he was a major reason we won the Ravens game.

We have tons of talent on this team, obviously the coaches don’t know how to use it.

Congrats to Whitehead for finding a way out.

Now he can go be Poyer, Skrine, Ward, Gipson, etc the long list of Safeties Browns fans said suck that go on to play great for other teams.

The Cleveland Browns announced the signing of Porter Gustin to their practice squad, taking the place of Stephen Carlson, who was signed to the active roster before the game against the Denver Broncos. Gustin is rookie out of USC who initially signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. He was an edge rusher for the Trojans, will be a defensive end for the Browns.

Athletically, Gustin has a pretty good profile, particularly when it comes to agility. At 6-4.5 255 at his Pro Day, Gustin was able to put up a 6.97 3-cone and 4.22 short shuttle. His explosion is pretty solid as well, jumping 10' in the broad jump and 36" vertical.

Gustin's collegiate career was riddled with injuries, only allowing him to play ten games in his final two seasons. His final season, despite only playing six games, Gustin had a team leading seven sacks and ten tackles for loss. His final season ended prematurely due to a broken ankle. The previous season, a torn meniscus and nagging toe injuries forced him to miss a total of ten games.

He's clearly a talented player and the hope is he can simply stay healthy long enough to showcase it. It's a worthwhile shot to add to a practice squad, because if he can stay healthy, he's been productive any time he's been on the field.
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/cleveland-browns-sign-porter-gustin-to-practice-squad/

I didn't notice him "sucking" until this week... some of his tackling efforts this week were just plain bad. then find out we had another safety out and Whitehead was playing with a broken hand...

We signed DE Bryan Cox just now ... any info?

Cox is a 6-3, 270 pounds and in his third NFL season out of Florida. Originally signed by #Panthers as an UFA in 2017, Cox has appeared in 19 career games, recorded 17 tackles & 1 fumble recovery.

Beat writers speculated the corresponding move from yesterday's Jefferson release would have been Forbes off of IR. Apparently not.

I won’t be surprised if Cox is waived after the Steeler game and we sign Forbes then. Maybe we’re anticipating more of a rotation since Vernon’s injury

The first thing I thought was that Vernon is maybe expected to be out a little while longer.

Have we brought anyone back from IR yet?

I think that we'll see Forbes and Njoku, if we still have 2 spots left.

Yeah, those are the two I thought as well

I read something that suggested Forbes needed to be taken off IR by today. Maybe I misread.

he sucks

My first thought was we wanted him for game prep in the role of Bud Dupree or something. It would be weird to me to sign a nobody with little experience off the street for the purpose of having him fill a void left by a starter.

He has to be activated within 21 days of the day he started practicing.

My first thought as well. Vernon may miss some more time.

I admit .. when I saw Vernon’s injury I assumed he’d be done all year, so that may be the case

I liked Cox when he was coming out if Florida. I know nothing about his post collegiate career.

It doesn't seem like that type of injury, if it was they would have IR'ed him immediately.

So, Forbes began practicing a while ago?

Drew Forbes returns to practice with the Browns

Rookie offensive lineman designated for return from injured reserve list and can be eligible to play in Week 10.

Oct 24, 2019, 12:37pm EDT

https://www.dawgsbynature.com/2019/10/24/20930555/cleveland-browns-drew-forbes-returns-to-practice

So who did we release?

I don't think he has been moved to the active roster. I really don't know. All I know is he returned to practice.

I believe that we have 2 weeks to activate him.

I think we HAD those 2 weeks...once they are cleared to practice there is a window to activate to the 53 or IR. I think we have to make that move today by 4. Maybe we get more time due to the Thursday night game?