Browns Place LB Christian Kirksey & DB E.J. Gaines On IR, Sign DB Juston Burris

The Cleveland Browns announced Wednesday that they’ve placed LB Christian Kirksey and DB E.J. Gaines on injured reserve and signed DB Juston Burris off of the Jets’ practice squad.

• The Browns also signed DB Arrion Springs to their practice squad and released OL Jake Eldrenkamp from the unit.

Here’s the Browns updated practice squad:

1. OT Brad Seaton
2. DT Daniel Ekuale
3. DB Montrel Meander
4. DB Tigie Sankoh (International)
5. OL Kyle Kalis
6. DL Devaroe Lawrence
7. WR Blake Jackson
8. RB Devante Mays
9. LB Xavier Woodson-Luster
10. DB Robert Jackson
11. DB Arrion Springs

Kirksey, 26, is a former third-round pick of the Browns back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $3.04 million contract when he agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $38 million and includes $20 million guaranteed.

Kirksey stands to make base salaries of $5 million and $7 million over the next two years of the agreement.

In 2018, Kirksey appeared in seven games for the Browns and recorded 43 tackles, no sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery and five pass defenses.

Burris, 25, is a former fourth-round pick of the Jets back in 2016. He was in the third year of his four-year, $2.89 million contract when the Jets waived him a few weeks ago.

The Jets re-signed Burris to their practice squad after he cleared waivers.

In 2018, Burris has appeared in four games for the Jets, but has yet to record a statistic.