The Cleveland Browns have made the following roster moves:
Waived (11):
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 (5):
CB Tony Brown II
RB D'Onta Foreman
CB Justin Hardee Sr.
T Germain Ifedi
WR James Proche II
Placed on reserve/non-football illness (1):
G Michael Dunn (designated for return)
Placed on reserve/non-football injury (1):
RB Nyheim Hines
Placed on reserve/PUP (1):
RB Nick Chubb
Placed on reserve/injured (1):
C Luke Wypler
Placed on exempt/Commissioner permission (1):
DT Michael Hall Jr.
Waived from injured reserve (1):
S Brady Breeze
Check out photos from practices and games of each of the players who are currently on the Browns' 53 Man Roster (as of January 2)
Safety Juan Thornhill (1) during a NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns on September 8, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 17-33.
Quarterback Bailey Zappe (2) before a NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football on November 21, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns won 24-19.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles on October 13, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Browns lost 16-20.
Quarterback Jameis Winston (5) during a preseason NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks on August 24, 2024 at Lumen Field. The Browns lost 33-37.
Kicker Dustin Hopkins (7) and Punter Corey Bojorquez (13) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles on October 13, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Browns lost 16-20.
Wide receiver Elijah Moore (8) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 15-21.
Safety Grant Delpit (9) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Wide receiver James Proche II (11) during a NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns on December 15, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 7-21.
Safety Rodney McLeod Jr. (12) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Punter Corey Bojorquez (13) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (17) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Wide receiver Cedric Tillman (19) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) during a NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns on September 8, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 17-33.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 15-21.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (23) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars on September 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium. The Browns won 18-13.
Running back D'Onta Foreman (27) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles on October 13, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Browns lost 16-20.
Cornerback Cameron Mitchell (29) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles on October 13, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Browns lost 16-20.
Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 15-21.
Cornerback Mike Ford Jr. (31) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 15-21.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) during a NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns on September 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium. The Browns won 18-13.
Running back Jerome Ford (34) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders on September 29, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium. The Browns lost 16-20.
Cornerback Chigozie Anusiem (35) during practice at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on November 15, 2024.
Safety D'Anthony Bell (37) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles on October 13, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Browns lost 16-20.
Linebacker Khaleke Hudson (39) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 15-21.
Linebacker Bookie Watson (40) during a preseason NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns on August 10, 2024 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns lost 10-23.
Running back John Kelly Jr. (41) during the Hall of Fame Game between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns on August 3, 2023 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The Browns won 21-16.
Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during a preseason NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns on August 17, 2024 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns lost 12-27.
Long snapper Rex Sunahara (50) during a preseason NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns on August 10, 2024 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns lost 10-23.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Center Ethan Pocic (55) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) during a preseason NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns on August 17, 2024 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns lost 12-27.
Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during a NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns on September 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium. The Browns won 18-13.
Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Offensive guard Germain Ifedi (65) during a preseason NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks on August 24, 2024 at Lumen Field. The Browns lost 33-37.
Offensive tackle Michael Dunn (68) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Offensive guard Zak Zinter (70) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Offensive tackle Geron Christian (72) before a NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football on November 21, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns won 24-19.
Offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Offensive guard Wyatt Teller (77) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars on September 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium. The Browns won 18-13.
Offensive tackle Jack Conklin (78) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash (80) during a NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on October 20, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 14-21.
Wide receiver Michael Woods II (81) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 8, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium. The Browns lost 14-27.
Tight end Brenden Bates (82) during practice at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on December 18, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during a NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns on September 8, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 17-33.
Tight end Blake Whiteheart (86) before a NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football on November 21, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns won 24-19.
Tight end Tre' McKitty (87) during practice at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on December 11, 2024.
Tight end Jordan Akins (88) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Defensive end Sam Kamara (92) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders on October 6, 2024 at Northwest Stadium. The Browns lost 13-34.
Defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (94) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2024 at Huntington Bank Field. The Browns lost 15-21.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 8, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium. The Browns lost 14-27.
Defensive end James Houston (96) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals on December 22, 2024 at Paycor Stadium. The Browns lost 6-24.
Defensive tackle Jowon Briggs (97) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 8, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium. The Browns lost 14-27.
Defensive end Cameron Thomas (99) during a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football on December 2, 2024 at Empower Field at Mile High. The Browns lost 32-41.
The Browns officially announced their initial 53-man roster heading into the 2024 season.
The 53-man roster showcases strong continuity on defense and special teams from the 2023 season and a number of pass-catching threats for the offense, along with depth at quarterback.
Defensively, the Browns returned key pieces of their front seven and their secondary. 21 of the 26 total defensive players are returning from last year's roster, which featured one of the top defenses in the league for the 2023 season — leading the league in several categories including total defense, passing defense, third down percentage and first downs allowed.
Offensively, the Browns are rostering four quarterbacks, keeping Tyler Huntley, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Jameis Winston as viable options behind starting QB Deshaun Watson. They also boast a deep receiving corps with six wide receivers, including rookie Jamari Thrash who excelled during the preseason, as well as two pass-catching threats in tight ends David Njoku and Jordan Akins.
Special teams kept their consistency from 2023, with the extensions of Dustin Hopkins and re-signing of P Corey Bojorquez in the offseason. Hopkins converted 33 of 36 field goals in 2023, including four game-winning field goals. Bojorquez set the single season Browns record for punt average in 2023 with 49.4 yards, breaking his own record that he had set the year before in 2022.
The Browns can make additional roster moves in the coming days via waiver claims and free agent signings. They'll also look to construct a 16-man practice squad, a group of players that play a vital role throughout the season and serve as an additional layer of depth in the event of injuries on the active roster.
Browns' initial 53-man roster by position:
Quarterbacks (4): Tyler Huntley, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston
Running backs (2): Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong Jr.
Wide receivers (6): David Bell, Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore, Jamari Thrash, Cedric Tillman
Tight ends (2): Jordan Akins, David Njoku
Offensive linemen (10): Joel Bitonio, Jack Conklin, Javion Cohen, Nick Harris, James Hudson III, Dawand Jones, Ethan Pocic, Wyatt Teller, Jedrick Wills Jr., Zak Zinter
Defensive linemen (9): Myles Garrett, Shelby Harris, Maurice Hurst II, Quinton Jefferson, Isaiah McGuire, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Za'Darius Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson, Alex Wright
Linebackers (6): Devin Bush, Mohamoud Diabate, Tony Fields II, Jordan Hicks, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Nathaniel Watson
Defensive backs (11): D'Anthony Bell, Grant Delpit, Martin Emerson Jr., Kahlef Hailassie, Myles Harden, Ronnie Hickman, Rodney McLeod, Cameron Mitchell, Greg Newsome II, Juan Thornhill, Denzel Ward
Specialists (3): Corey Bojorquez, Dustin Hopkins, Charley Hughlett
