BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns roster is being trimmed and shaped ahead of the roster cutdown deadline and ahead of the 2025 NFL season.
Cleveland started making their moves early, trimming their roster down on Sunday by waiving 17 players and terminating the contract of four others.
The following players were waived on Sunday:
- CB Chigozie Anusiem
- TE Sal Canella
- G Javion Cohen
- T Sebastian Gutierrez
- DE K.J. Henry
- DT Ralph Holley
- CB Christian Holmes
- CB Keenan Isaac
- T Jason Ivey
- DE Titus Leo
- LB Marvin Moody
- CB Darius Rush
- LB Charlie Thomas III
- T Lorenzo Thompson
- G Dartanyan Tinsley
- TE Mitchell Van Vooren
- C Bucky Williams
The following players had their contracts terminated on Sunday:
- T Jackson Barton
- CB Tony Brown II
- QB Tyler Huntley
- S Nik Needham
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On Monday, the Browns trimmed up their quarterbacks room, trading Kenny Pickett to the Las Vegas Raiders.
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On Tuesday, the Browns got active early. While they added a player via trade, acquiring offensive lineman KT Leveston from the Rams, they went the other way in releasing veteran wide receiver Diontae Johnson, a league source confirmed to News 5 Tuesday morning. The team also waived wide reciever Kaden Davis, according to a league source.
There will be more releases as the day goes on, with the deadline to trip to 53 players at 4 p.m. Check back here throughout the morning and afternoon for more updates.
Some of the players departing the building may be back in orange and brown, perhaps signing back to Cleveland's practice squad once they clear waivers. Others will find themselves on new teams via waivers or free agent signings once the dust settles.
The Browns initial 53-man roster will be posted here once announced.
While the initial 53-man roster outlines what the team will look like to start the season in Week 1, it's not the final roster. The Browns will likely continue adding players and releasing others as teams across the league trim their rosters and new players become available.
