Browns Officially Cut 25 Players To Get Down To 53

August 31, 2021

The Cleveland Browns announced that they’ve officially cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday.

The full list of roster cuts includes:

S Elijah Benton
WR Ja’Marcus Bradley
TE Jordan Franks
G Colby Gossett
DE Porter Gustin
LB Willie Harvey
WR KhaDarel Hodge
DE Joe Jackson
RB John Kelly
QB Kyle Lauletta
DE Cameron Malveaux
TE Kyle Markway
S Jovante Moffatt
C Javon Patterson
S Sheldrick Redwine
CB Emmanuel Rugamba
LB Tegray Scales
FB Johnny Stanton IV
T Alex Taylor (from injured reserve)
DE Curtis Weaver
DT Marvin Wilson
CB Brian Allen
DT Sheldon Day
LB Elijah Lee
WR JoJo Natson

Other roster moves include:

WR Davion Davis – Suspended
G Drew Forbes (knee) – Injured reserve
T Greg Senat (knee) – Injured reserve

Weaver, 22, is a former fifth-round pick by the Dolphin out of Boise State in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Weaver signed a four-year, $3,602,992 contract with the Dolphins that includes a $307,992 signing bonus but was waived with an injury designation last year.

Cleveland claimed him off of waivers in August of last year but eventually landed on the injured reserve with a broken leg.

During his college career at Boise State, Weaver recorded 128 tackles, 47.5 tackles for a loss, 34 sacks, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, a recovery, a defensive touchdown and six passes defended over the course of three seasons and 40 games.

Wilson, 22, wound up going undrafted out of Florida State back in April. He later signed a rookie contract with the Browns.

Wilson was a three-year starter at Florida State and a Second Team All-ACC as a senior.

During his four-year career at Florida State, Wilson totaled 109 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss, 9.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a recovery, and five pass deflections over the course of 34 games.