The Cleveland Browns have activated LB Mohamoud Diabate (reserve/injured), DT Mike Hall Jr. (exempt/Commissioner permission) and DT Maurice Hurst II (reserve/injured). In addition, the team placed T James Hudson III (shoulder) on injured reserve and terminated the contract of WR James Proche II. The club also elevated S Christopher Edmonds and WR Jaelon Darden.
Diabate registered two tackles in the season opener. He was placed on injured reserve with a hip injury on Sept. 11 and was designated for return on Oct. 9. He will have no injury designation for the game. Diabate wears No. 43.
Hall was a second-round pick this season. He wears No. 51.
Hurst started the season opener at defensive tackle and recorded three tackles. He was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury on Sept. 11 and was designated for return on Oct. 9. He will have no injury designation for the game. Hurst wears No. 90.
Hudson started three games at left tackle this season.
Edmonds (6-2, 210) is an undrafted rookie out of Arizona State. He has spent the entire season on the Browns' practice squad. Edmonds will wear No. 41.
Darden (5-8, 175) is in his third NFL season out of North Texas. Originally selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round in 2021, Darden has appeared in 25 career games, including four with the Browns. He has registered 61 career punt returns for 598 yards (9.8 average) and 27 kickoffs for 565 yards (20.9 average). Darden will wear No. 16.
