Browns active with roster moves
The Cleveland Browns have first priority among all NFL teams on waiver claims after going 0-16 last season, and general manager John Dorsey used the team’s position to turn over the bottom of the roster on Sunday.
Dorsey waived defensive end Carl Nassib, a 2016 thirdround draft pick, defensive tackle Jamie Meder, center Austin Reiter, cornerback Jeremiah McKinnon and linebacker Jermaine Grace.
He claimed five players: defensive tackle Carl Davis (waived Saturday by Baltimore); linebacker Tanner Vallejo (Buffalo); center Aaron Neary (Los Angeles Rams); defensive end Ifeadi Odenigbo (Minnesota) and rookie cornerback Tavierre Thomas (Arizona).
Of the 53 players on the roster, 22 are holdovers from last season, and 31 were acquired this year by Dorsey, who replaced former Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown on Dec. 7.
“As we sit here today, we have actually turned the roster over 59 percent from last year’s roster. That does not happen unless you have a plan,” Dorsey said in a statement. “That plan was developed in midJanuary with the input of the coaches and the personnel staff putting this thing together.”
Per PhillyVoice. com, the Browns had an average age of Newly acquired Bears linebacker Khalil Mack shows off his jersey at a news conference in Chicago. The two-time All-Pro said he is “glad I’m here” and “blessed” after receiving a six-year, $141 million extension that guarantees $90 million, making him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. 25.3 after Saturday’s cuts, making them the second-youngest team in the NFL, after the Cincinnati Bengals at 25.2. The Browns had the youngest team a year ago, with an average age of 24.2. Nate Ulrich Akron Beacon Journal
The Bengals remained relatively quiet Sunday; they were one of 15 teams not to claim a player off waivers. They brought back veteran defensive lineman Michael Johnson, whom they had cut on Saturday. Linebacker Chris Worley, a former Ohio State player, was one of 10 players
named to the practice squad.
John Elway cut ties with his biggest draft bust when he waived quarterback Paxton Lynch less than 24 hours after including him on Denver’s 53-man roster. Earlier, the team was awarded third-year quarterback Kevin Hogan off waivers from Washington. The Broncos moved up in the 2016 NFL draft to select the athleticbut-raw University of Memphis star with the 26th overall pick. In a surprising move, the New York Giants released backup quarterback Davis Webb, a 2017 thirdround draft choice who was expected to be Eli Manning’s backup but was inconsistent in three preseason games. That leaves inexperienced Kyle Lauletta and Alex Tanney behind Manning.
New York also released veteran guard John Jerry, who had 39 consecutive starts for the Giants, and defensive back William Gay, a 12-year veteran who had two five-year stints with Pittsburgh.
• Four months after the Los Angeles Chargers bade a public goodbye to the leading receiver in franchise history, 38-year-old tight end Antonio Gates signed a oneyear deal to return for a 16th season. The 2017 starter, Hunter Henry, suffered a tear in a knee ligament during offseason workouts in May, probably costing him this season.
• Former Browns receiver Corey Coleman, the 15th overall pick in the 2016 draft, went unclaimed after Buffalo waived him Saturday. Less than a month ago, the Browns traded Coleman to the Bills for a seventh-round choice in 2020.
• Defensive back Tyvis Powell, a former Ohio State player, was signed to the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad.