Browns practice squad predictions
The Cleveland Brown 53-man roster is now set for about 24 hours. Tomorrow, the team will at least add linebacker Jacob Phillips to the injured reserve list and make a corresponding move.
The Browns will also look at the possibility of claiming young players who were waived by teams today or signing veterans who are also unemployed at this time.
With a deep roster and Super Bowl aspirations, Cleveland may be choosy in who they add to their roster, valuing system knowledge over slightly more talented players from other teams.
That could also be true when it comes to the team’s practice squad. This year, like last, the NFL has more flexibility when it comes to the practice squad with teams having the ability to call players up for games. The sixteen-man roster is tough to predict because all of these players could either be claimed by another team or decide to sign with another team, either on the regular roster or practice squad.
Nonetheless, let us take a look at who the Browns could have on their initial practice squad with our predictions. At least one of these players, to replace Phillips, will likely be on the roster by 4 PM tomorrow:
Players just cut from the Browns roster returning
S Javonte Moffatt
LB Willie Harvey Jr.
LB Elijah Lee
RB John Kelly
DL Sheldon Day
FB Johnny Stanton
WR JoJo Natson
Players from other teams’ rosters
QB Nick Mullens – A reported
OT Carson Green – Could be claimed but a young, development tackle.
DE Ifeadi Odenigob – The Centerville, Ohio native was with Kevin Stefanski in Minnesota in 2019 when he had seven sacks.
WR Antonio Gandy-Golden – Physically gifted, AGG would give the Browns a bigger target at receiver to develop.
As noted, Cleveland may value players with knowledge of the system more than players with slightly more talent. For most teams, a majority of their practice squad will be players they recently cut or waived. Like the 53-man roster, the practice squad is subject to change at any time.
