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Browns waive CB A.J. Green, per source. Obviously strong practice squad candidate if he clears waivers.

https://twitter.com/Jake_Trotter/status/1302276195850113024

Browns have informed WR Rashard Higgins he’s making the 53, per source. Strong candidate to be Cleveland’s No. 3 WR behind OBJ/Landry

https://twitter.com/Jake_Trotter/status/1302276660595752961

Something is going to happen at CB.

This leaves R Jackson, Stewart Jr, KJ, Mitchell, Ward, Greedy and T Thomas...with KJ out indefinitely

Still no new on the TE room or Elijah Benton that I can find.

R Jackson was already cut.

Ward, Williams, Mitchell, Stewart an T Thomas for special teams.

Surprised they cut both Olombu and Green

Looks like we might actually keep 5 TE's to start.Unexpected

P. Brown also made it

5 TEs or will Njoku get moved?

I would guess Njoku is on the way out for anything we can get.

Would make sense if that is the case. This offense needs 4 TE's regardless of what Mary Kay says.

If something is brewing for Njoku, then you have to keep 5 temporarily. But...is there something brewing?

Looks like we’d try to trade Njoku

Hmmm...Eerily quiet since 12:30 pm. It was coming in hot and heavy there for a minute.

Initial 51 awaiting Wilson and KJ moves:
QB- Baker Mayfield (73.5); Case Keenum (55.0)
RB- Nick Chubb (88.6); Kareem Hunt+ (76.7); D'Ernest Johnson (56.6)
FB: Andy Janovich (67.6)
TE- Austin Hooper (78.3); Stephen Carlson+ (60.9)
TE2: Harrison Bryant*; David Njoku (49.8); Pharaoh Brown+ (54.7)
WR1- Odell Beckham, Jr (68.7); Donovan Peoples-Jones*
WR2- Jarvis Landry (78.2); Khadarel Hodge (54.3)
WR3- Rashard Higgins+ (53.6); Jojo Natson
LT- Jedrick Wills, Jr*; Kendall Lamm+ (69.1)
LG- Joel Bitonio (74.2); Evan Brown (60.6)
C- JC Tretter (72.0); Nick Harris*
RG- Wyatt Teller (56.7);
RT- Jack Conklin (78.0); Chris Hubbard (50.5)

RDE- Myles Garrett (86.5); Adrian Clayborn (71.7)
DT- Larry Ogunjobi+ (56.0); Jordan Elliott*
DT- Sheldon Richardson (73.9); Eli Ankou+ (52.1)
LDE: Olivier Vernon+ (80.4); Porter Gustin (65.6)
WILL- Sione Takitaki (64.4); Malcolm Smith (66.0)
MIKE- BJ Goodson+ (62.2); Jacob Phillips*; Tae Davis
RCB- Greedy Williams (54.6); MJ Stewart (61.0)
LCB- Denzel Ward (69.9)
SCB: Terrance Mitchell+ (63.1); Tavierre Thomas+ (61.3)
FS- Andrew Sendejo+ (73.3); Sheldrick Redwine (66.4)
SS- Karl Joseph+ (69.9); Ronnie Harrison (60.9)

ST: Gillian; Siebert; Hughlett

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Thoughts?

No major complaints from me.

Hopefully we can get some of the young DBs to the practice squad.

I don’t see how five tight ends are on the roster a week from now.

Initial reaction: We are a cornerback short.

Gotta think we’re trying to trade Njoku and trying to sign those CBs to the PS

I believe that we will add one when we put Jackson on the IR

Maybe Berry will go after one of the two Eagles CB's that were cut or maybe we will bring back Olumba once the 2 roster spots are open from Wilson and KJ.
Kind of happy we kept 5 TEs.

First time a RFA didn't make the squad, I believe.

Hard to get your shot without a preseason.

Haha love it

I like Johnson over Hilliard. I think he is a more rounded back.

Gustin over Thomas isn’t a surprise if you were watching camp. He passed him on the depth chart fairly early on.

Stewart making it at corner is a bit of a surprise to me. He didn’t have much practice time with the club. He was a second round pick so maybe that had something to do with it?

Two great picks and one question mark. It’s still not what you want. Austin Corbett, Antonio Callaway, Genard Avery, Damion Ratley, and Simeon Thomas were the others drafted.

Thomas was extremely over rated in his ability.

Not a homerun draft, unless Baker becomes the QB we all hope.

Of course Chubb is phenomenal and Ward above average (when healthy).

I kind of do wish we could have held on to Avery

I expect Mack Wilson and Kevin Johnson to go on IR today. It's esssentially a three week disabled list and with games 1 & 2 being within 5 days, it's really a two week layoff in my mind.

So...two guys will make the 53 man roster today. Given the process of how they are making the 53, they will immediately be the dreaded "bottom of the roster" guys. PresidentDawg listed the cuts across the league and the pickings are slim if you were looking for a name guy. With no pre-season games to see tape of some guys, I would think that the best candidates for those two 53 man spots - and the PS for that matter - will come from our most-recent 80 man roster.

This effort is where we will see some light on scouting efforts and focus when we sign some guys NOT from the 80 man and/or guys we've really not heard of since early in the draft-guessing season...if at all. Four year starters...team captains...athletic marvels...old-school overachievers...vets (think OL) who need more time to develop...etc.

I would think that at least one DB (maybe even two) will fill the opening...I'll guess Olumba or AJ Green. I'll guess one LB as well...I can't get Willie Harvey's pre-season 2019 out of my mind...so he's my guess there.

The practice squad will be even more-odd for 2020. 16 guys is a lot. I'll throw out some guesses here:

QB - Gilbert gets another job (1);

RB - I think LeMay or Hilliard (2);

FB - Stanton (1);

TE - Absolutely no one...unless Njoku gets traded. (1) HA!

WR - Ratley gets another shot and some guy we've never heard of (2);

OL - I think OL and DL is where it gets weird with the (6) veterans who can be on the PS...those spots and veteran guys who were dinged up when cut yesterday. The tall OT is a candidate (Alex Taylor?)...along with the kid they signed UDFA from Oregon. Gotta have at least one interior OL and we had about 13 C's on the 80 man (2);

DL - Ekuala keeps hanging around and C Thomas are possible here. I know C Thomas has been a giant disappointment...but that kind of size and athleticism can't be taught. I've read where he looked good early-on in camp this year and then got dinged. 16 spots is a lot and guys like him will populate PS's all over the league (1);

LB - My man Harvey is a no-brainer if he's not on the 53 for Mack. We will get some obscure guy here as well (1);

DBs - AJ Green or Olumba if not on the 53...Lewis JR - our 20019 7th Rdr...all good candidates. Again guys we have actually seen and without Pre-season games (4).

K - COVID-19 spot (1)

I don't usually get into predictions (aka guesses) too much...but these are fun because we get the "answer" in about 2.5 hours.

He has the ability, he just can't seem to put it together. It happens...Josh Rosen is this year's poster child for that.

Good thing Dorsey had an extra 1st and 2nd from the past regime's trades or that draft might only have Baker remaining!

Browns 2020 practice squad, waiver wire tracker
Who will the Browns add to bolster the roster? What will the practice squad look like? We’ll have all the info here throughout the day.

https://www.dawgsbynature.com/2020/9/6/2...er-wire-tracker


The Cleveland Browns made 24 roster cuts on Saturday to get down to the league-mandated maximum of 53 players.

Of course, there is no such thing as a final roster when it comes to the NFL as teams are continually churning over the bottom half of the roster. That exercise continues today as teams across the league begin to add players off of waivers and sign recently released players to their practice squads.

The deadline to claim a player off of waivers is at 12 noon EST, and teams may begin signing players to the practice squad at 1 p.m. EST.

The order to claim players off of waivers is the same as the most-recent draft order, meaning that the Browns are at No. 10 on the priority list.

As for the practice squad, the league and the NFLPA agreed to increase the number of players to 16, which can include up to six veteran players.

Players who are eligible to be added to a team’s practice squad, according to The Sporting News, are:

Players who do not have an accrued season of NFL experience (rookies)

Players who were on the active list for fewer than nine regular-season games during their only accrued season(s)

Up to four players per team who have earned no more than two accrued seasons (no game limitations)

Up to two (six in 2020) players per team with no limitations as to their number of earned accrued seasons

Teams are also permitted to protect up to four practice squad players each week, and are allowed to promote one or two practice squad players to the game day roster each week. If a player is promoted, they return to the practice squad after the game.

We will be tracking the updates and reports of who the Browns are adding to the practice squad and claiming on waivers throughout the day in this post. Be sure to add your thoughts in the comments section as we go through the day.

Browns added to their Dline by claiming DE Joe Jackson and DT Vincent Taylor.

https://twitter.com/brentsobleski/status/1302645547589939207

Only Damion Ratley was claimed by another team. Good news when it comes to Alex Taylor, AJ Green and Donovan Olumba.
https://twitter.com/brentsobleski/status/1302645985299103745

Wow good news!

Good

So we replace Thomas with another Miami product. Joe Jackson was a fifth round pick of the Cowboys.

Browns new Defensive Tackle
Vincent Taylor 6'3 311

Delpit and Wilson’s roster spots?