Browns Roster Moves 2020

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Offensive Players Cut

QB Garrett Gilbert - There is no need for three quarterbacks on the main roster, with the new rule that four players can be protected on the practice squad. Expect Gilbert to land there.
QB Kevin Davidson
RB Dontrell Hilliard - It appears that D’Ernest Johnson won the third running back job on the main roster. Reports say the Browns would like to keep Hilliard on the practice squad.
RB Benny LeMay
FB Johnny Stanton
WR Damion Ratley - The former 6th round pick saw some action last year, but an injury hampered him early in camp with a new coaching staff. Veteran Rashard Higgins won the No. 3 receiving job over him.
WR Taywan Taylor
WR Ja’Marcus Bradley
OL Willie Wright
OT Brady Aiello - Because Aiello was just signed on Friday, one would think that he has a decent chance to make the practice squad now.
OT Alex Taylor (injured)
OG Michael Dunn
C Jon Toth

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Defensive Players Cut

DE Chad Thomas - A former 3rd round pick, Thomas is the biggest name cut of the day for the Browns. He was seeing reps early in camp when Myles Garrett was resting, but then Porter Gustin moved up the depth chart in front of Thomas.
DT Daniel Ekuale
DE Robert McCray
LB Willie Harvey
LB Solomon Ajayi
LB Montrel Meander
CB Donovan Olumba - One of the biggest names of this year’s camp was Olumba, who took advantage of numerous injuries in the secondary to see first-team reps.
CB Robert Jackson
CB A.J. Green - Despite being paid a high signing bonus as an undrafted free agent, Green will hit the waiver wire. That doesn’t mean the signing bonus was useless — it still allowed the team to have him in camp, and if no one claims him, they’ll bring him back to the practice squad, perhaps as one of their four protected players.
S Jovante Moffate
S Elijah Benton

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Other Notes

Among the bubble players who made the roster: RB D’Ernest Johnson, WR Rashard Higgins, TE Stephen Carlson, TE Pharaoh Brown, and OL Evan Brown.
This might be my best year yet predicting the initial 53-man roster. I correctly predicted 51/53 players (96.2%). The players I missed on were OL Michael Dunn and CB Donovan Olumba. Instead, OL Evan Brown and TE Pharaoh Brown made the roster. Funny — it was the “Browns” that messed up my perfect score!
all info courtesy of Chris Pokorney of Dawgs by Nature.... He is the "I" referred to above.

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Final 53-Man Roster (as of 9/5/20)

Pos

Final Roster

Practice Squad (Cut)

QB
(2)

Baker Mayfield
Case Keenum

Garrett Gilbert
Kevin Davidson

RB
(3)

Nick Chubb
Kareem Hunt
D'Ernest Johnson

Dontrell Hilliard
Benny LeMay

FB
(1)

Andy Janovich

Johnny Stanton

WR
(6)

Odell Beckham Jr.
Jarvis Landry
Rashard Higgins
Donovan Peoples-Jones
JoJo Natson
KhaDarel Hodge

Damion Ratley
Taywan Taylor
Ja'Marcus Bradley

TE
(5)

Austin Hooper
David Njoku
Harrison Bryant
Stephen Carlson
Pharaoh Brown

OL
(9)

Jedrick Wills Jr.
Joel Bitonio
JC Tretter
Wyatt Teller
Jack Conklin
Chris Hubbard
Nick Harris
Kendall Lamm
Evan Brown

Willie Wright
Alex Taylor
Brady Aiello
Michael Dunn
Jon Toth

DL
(8)

Myles Garrett
Larry

Myles Garrett
Larry Ogunjobi
Sheldon Richardson
Olivier Vernon
Adrian Clayborn
Jordan Elliott
Porter Gustin
Eli Ankou

Chad Thomas
Daniel Ekuale
Robert McCray

Ogunjobi
Sheldon Richardson
Olivier Vernon
Adrian Clayborn
Jordan Elliott
Porter Gustin
Eli Ankou

Chad Thomas
Daniel Ekuale
Robert McCray

LB
(6)

Mack Wilson
B.J. Goodson
Sione Takitaki
Jacob Phillips
Malcolm Smith
Tae Davis

Willie Harvey
Solomon Ajayi
Montrel Meander

S
(4)

Karl Joseph
Sheldrick Redwine
Andrew Sendejo
Ronnie Harrison

Jovante Moffatt
Elijah Benton

CB
(6)

Denzel Ward
Greedy Williams
Kevin Johnson
Terrance Mitchell
M.J. Stewart Jr.
Tavierre Thomas

Donovan Olumba
A.J. Green
Robert Jackson

ST
(3)

Austin Seibert
Jamie Gillan
Charley Hughlett

Myles Garrett
Larry Ogunjobi
Sheldon Richardson
Olivier Vernon
Adrian Clayborn
Jordan Elliott
Porter Gustin
Eli Ankou Chad Thomas
Daniel Ekuale CUT

cCray

(3) Austin Seibert
Jamie Gillan
Charley Hughlett

The following players do not count toward the 53-man roster:

Injured Reserve: DE George Obinna, DE Curtis Weaver, DE Trevon Young, S Grant Delpit
Reserve/Opt-Out: OT Drake Dorbeck, OG Drew Forbes, OG Colby Gossett, OG Malcolm Pridgeon, DT Andrew Billings

Unsympathetic

Ankou and Pharoah Brown waived to make room for the 2 new DL.

Orion

Signed TE Kyle Markway to the practice squad.

gumby73

https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-sign-jalen-jelks-pk-232053192.html two more adds to PS.. full at 16

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@gumby73 said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-sign-jalen-jelks-pk-232053192.html two more adds to PS.. full at 16

To everything churn churn churn, there is a season churn churn churn
And a time to every purpose, under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

Orion

Signed K Matthew McCrane and DE Jalen Jelks to the practice squad. Released DT Tanzel Smart from the practice squad.

...to expand on Gumby's post.

We now have a kicker to replace Parkey when he screws up royally.

gumby73

To expand more on Gumby's post.. Cut McCrane too anywho..

Scott Petrak ct

@ScottPetrak

#Browns put WR/KR JoJo Natson on IR with torn ACL, release LB Montrel Meander. Have two open spots for now.

3:53 PM · Sep 28, 2020

Tour2ma

Brought up Safety from the PS... Jovante Moffatt... rookie out of Middle TN St.

https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-s-jovante-moffatt-to-active-roster

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Zombo said:

RB Dontrell Hilliard back to the active roster, LB/S Montreal Meander back to the practice squad. Perhaps we'll see Hilliard returning kickoffs?

Zombo

John Lennon and Yoko Ono have a comment about that: "All We Are Saying, Is Give Peeps A Chance"

gumby73

Protecting PS players has a post gameday loophole

Zac Jackson

@AkronJackson

The Cowboys signed OT Greg Senat from the Browns practice squad. (straight to dallas's 53 man)

5:28 PM · Oct 6, 2020

Down to 4 active WR's with 3 on PS... i wondered why Hodge never played Sunday? Hammy went in warm-ups

Aaron Wilson

@AaronWilson_NFL

Browns placed KhaDarel Hodge on injured reserve with a hamstring injury...likely 3 games

2:28 PM · Oct 6, 2020

Tour2ma · 5:28 PM · Oct 6, 2020

@gumby73 said:

Protecting PS players has a post gameday loophole

Unless it's changed you've always been able to sign away another team's PS player(s).

Catch has always been that the player must go on the 53-man roster of the team signing the player away.

gumby73

@tour2ma said:

Unless it's changed you've always been able to sign away another team's PS player(s).

Catch has always been that the player must go on the 53-man roster of the team signing the player away.

Oh!! lots has changed on the the PS rules.. google it up..10 to 16 & 4 squad members protected.(fail is directly after a game apparently?). Senat has been labeled as protected since we signed him.. bottom of my list of to do's, so I've got Icecubes best sources looking into this roster robbery..

Tour2ma

Well... not of our doing, but da 'Boyz just signed Gilbert off our PS to be their #3 QB.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2020/10/12/21513769/report-cowboys-signing-quarterback-garrett-gilbert-off-of-cleveland-browns-practice-squad

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Oohh...that means we gotta go get one, as now we just have Baker and Keenum on the roster.

Vambo

Browns sign CB Robert Jackson to active roster

https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-cb-robert-jackson-to-active-roster

The Cleveland Browns have signed CB Robert Jackson to the active roster from the practice squad.

Jackson is 6-2, 207 pounds and is in his second NFL season out of UNLV. Initially signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2018, Jackson has appeared in eight career games (all with the Browns). He saw action in the first two games this season and recorded one special teams tackle. He has spent the past three weeks on the Browns' practice squad. A native of Fort Myers, Fla., Jackson will wear No. 34.

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Stonewall?

mjp28

@the-gipper said:

Stonewall?

Great tough name but can he play football ?