The Cleveland Browns continue to remake their roster mostly around the COVID-19 epidemic. The day before their Christmas matchup with the Green Bay Packers, the team got some big pieces back and made a variety of other moves to their roster.
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list
- QB Baker Mayfield
- QB Case Keenum
- WR Jarvis Landry
- DE Ifeadi Odenigbo
- CB A.J. Green
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list
- DT Jordan Elliott
- K Chase McLaughlin
- S Tedric Thompson (practice squad)
Waived
- WR Lawrence Cager
- TE Miller Forristall
Released from practice squad
- TE Ross Travis
Activated from practice squad for Week 16 as COVID-19 replacements
- QB Nick Mullens
- K Chris Naggar
- DE Joe Jackson
- DE Curtis Weaver
- S Jovante Moffatt
- OL Hjalte Froholdt
- S Adrian Colbert
- CB Herb Miller
Defensive line coach Chris Kiffin was also diagnosed with COVID-19 and will be replaced by Jeremy Garrett for his duties.
The following players remain on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list along with Elliott and McLaughlin:
- DE Jadeveon Clowney
- S Ronnie Harrison Jr.
- CB Troy Hill
- RB Kareem Hunt
- DT Malik McDowell
- CB Greg Newsome II
- C J.C. Tretter
- LT Jedrick Willis Jr.
- LB Mack Wilson
- LB Tony Fields II
- OL Drew Forbes (also on injured reserve)