Browns initial 53 features just two quarterbacks
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Editor's note: Tony Grossi is a Cleveland Browns analyst for TheLandOnDemand.com and 850 ESPN Cleveland. He has covered the Browns since 1984.
The Browns got down to their initial – not final – 53 roster and this is the way it turned out:
Quarterbacks (2): Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Deshaun Watson.
Running backs (3): Nick Chubb, Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong Jr.
Wide receivers (6): David Bell, Amari Cooper, Marquise Goodwin, Elijah Moore, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cedric Tillman.
Tight ends (3): Jordan Akins, Harrison Bryant, David Njoku.
Offensive linemen (9): Joel Bitonio, Jack Conklin, Nick Harris, James Hudson III, Dawand Jones, Ethan Pocic Wyatt Teller, Jedrick Wills Jr., Luke Wypler.
Defensive linemen (9): Jordan Elliott, Myles Garrett, Shelby Harris, Siaki Ika, Isaiah McGuire, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Za’Darius Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson, Alex Wright.
Linebackers (7): Matthew Adams, Mohamoud Diabate, Tony Fields II, Jordan Kunaszyk, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Sione Takitaki, Anthony Walker Jr.
Defensive backs (11): D’Anthony Bell, Grant Delpit, M.J. Emerson Jr., Mike Ford Jr., A.J. Green, Ronnie Hickman, Rodney McLeod, Cameron Mitchell, Greg Newsome II, Juan Thornhill, Denzel Ward.
Specialists (3): Corey Bojorquez, Dustin Hopkins, Charley Hughlett.
To do so, they waived 16 players, released four and assigned one to the non-football illness list.
Waived: Cornerback Lorenzo Burns, receiver Jaelon Darden, running back Demetric Felton, running back Hassan Hall, receiver Mike Harley, defensive end Sam Kamara, defensive end Jeremiah Martin, safety Tanner McCalister, tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden, quarterback Kellen Mond, defensive end Lonnie Phelps, linebacker Charlie Thomas, defensive end Isaiah Thomas, defensive tackle Tommy Togiai, receiver Austin Watkins, kicker Cade York.
Released: Guard Michael Dunn, defensive tackle Trysten Hill, defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, running back Michael Woods.
Placed on NFI: Receiver Michael Woods.
All teams can begin stocking their 16-player practice squad starting on Wednesday.
Among the released players the Browns could bring back are: Darden, Felton, McCalister, Mond, Phelps, Watkins and York.
We’ll have a comprehensive analysis of the roster posted on TheLandOnDemand later tonight.
