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Browns add Kenyan Drake among a flurry of practice squad roster moves

Cleveland has re-arranged their practice squad

The Cleveland Browns, on the day of the trade deadline, have been quite busy. However, none of it has anything to do with making a trade. Instead, the Browns have made a flurry of moves to their practice squad roster, including the addition of veteran running back Kenyan Drake. The former Alabama running back was in Cleveland for a workout last week, and now finally lands on the practice squad a few days later.

Drake teased his signing to the Browns this morning on Twitter, but now the news is officially official. While the Browns have been busy reconstructing their practice squad, do not discount general manager Andrew Berry from making a trade before the 4 PM deadline today. The team is rumored to be interested in bringing back quarterback Jacoby Brissett, as well as dipping their toes in the wide receiver market.

For now, however, here are all of the moves the Browns made to their practice squad today.

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Packers sign running back Nate McCrary to 90-man roster

The Packers used the roster spot freed up by releasing QB Danny Etling to sign former Browns RB Nate McCrary.

The roster spot opened up by releasing quarterback Danny Etling on Sunday went to running back Nate McCrary one day later. The Green Bay Packers announced the signing to the 90-man roster on Monday.

McCrary, 24, went undrafted out of Saginaw Valley State in 2021. He has spent time with the Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns over the last two seasons, including a stint on the Broncos’ active roster and one appearance in a regular season game with the Ravens (one carry, -1 yard).

The Browns waived McCrary last week. The Packers, who are set at the top of the depth chart at running back with Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon, may need extra depth at the position entering this week, especially with rookie Lew Nichols dealing with a shoulder injury. Matt LaFleur’s team is going to Cincinnati for a joint practice (on Wednesday) and preseason game (on Friday).

McCrary rushed for 1,889 yards and 28 touchdowns at Saginaw Valley State. He produced 1,060 yards and 10 touchdowns, including a 90-yard score, during his final season in 2020.

McCrary is an elite athlete for the running back position, registering a Relative Athletic Score of 9.42 out of 10.0 entering the NFL.

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Browns make slew of roster moves the day after Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

The roster saw a lot of churning the day after the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

It did not take the Cleveland Browns long to make roster moves coming off of their 21-16 win over the New York Jets in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. We knew two players left that game injured, and they have both now been waived. We also now see the return of tight end Miller Forristall as a result.

Here are all of the various roster moves the Browns made on Friday.

Nick Chubb is the NFL’s best running back in Madden 24

Madden 24 ratings continue to drop, and the Browns boast the best running back in the game

We are now on day three of the player rating reveal from Madden 24. Today, running backs and offensive linemen have been unveiled, and the Cleveland Browns boast the best running back in the NFL. The dominance of Nick Chubb has been obvious over the past four seasons, and he is finally getting his flowers as the league’s best across the board. And Madden agrees as well.

Here we take a look at Chubb’s rating as well as the rest of the running backs on the roster as well.

Undrafted free agent running back Hassan Hall has not been added yet.

Browns sign former Raven RB Nate McCrary to futures deal

The Browns have added a running back to their roster heading into the offseason

The Cleveland Browns signed 10 players from their practice squad to futures deals at the end of their 2022 season. However, they are not done yet signing up bodies to compete in training camp next summer. Today, they have signed former Baltimore Ravens running back Nate McCrary to a deal that will allow for him to show what he can do for the team in minicamps and potentially beyond.

McCrary played his college football at Saginaw Valley State, where he tallied a career total of 1,889 yards rushing and 25 touchdowns. At the NFL level, he has racked up just one carry for a loss of a yard.

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Giants work out Darrell Henderson, other running backs

The New York Giants hosted several running backs on a tryout basis on Tuesday, including ex-Ram Darrell Henderson.

The New York Giants hosted a trio of running backs for tryouts in East Rutherford on Tuesday, including former Los Angeles Ram Darrell Henderson.

The 25-year-old Henderson was a third-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft and spent his first three-plus years in Los Angeles. He was waived in late November and promptly claimed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

That stay was short-lived as the Jags waived Henderson just two and a half weeks later.

In 50 career games (28 starts), Henderson has rushed for 1,742 yards and 13 touchdowns with a 4.4 ypc average. He has also caught 66 passes for 474 yards and four touchdowns.

In addition to Henderson, the Giants worked out running backs Abram Smith and Nate McCrary.

Smith is an undrafted rookie who currently plays for the DC Defenders of the XFL, while McCrary is a two-year journeyman with just a single NFL carry.

None of the three were immediately signed to a contract. Their workouts do not appear to be a reflection on the health of the Giants’ backs, none of whom appeared on Tuesday’s projected injury report.

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Panthers add two players to practice squad on Tuesday

The Panthers made a pair of moves to their practice squad on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers just made some moves! But, uh, they’re probably not the type of moves you’d first think of on this trade deadline day.

As reported by Darin Gantt of Panthers.com on Tuesday afternoon, the team added two players to its practice squad—running back Nate McCrary and linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe.

McCrary cracked into the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2021. The Saginaw Valley State University product played in 33 games at the collegiate level—recording 1,889 yards and 28 touchdowns off 377 carries.

He went right on to be a summer standout for Baltimore, leading the team in rushing yards (163) during the preseason. McCrary, however, would later be waived and has since picked up stops with the Denver Broncos and the Ravens (again) between 2021 and 2022.

Iyiegbuniwe, who initially signed with the Panthers on Oct. 20, returns to Carolina’s practice squad less than a week after his release.

The team parted ways with running back John Lovett, who Iyiegbuniwe was released for last Thursday, and CB Gavin Heslop to make room for the moves.

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Browns host 10 players for workouts on Friday including Kenny Stills

The Browns hosted 10 free agents for tryouts today, including veteran wide receiver Kenny Stills

We found out earlier this morning the Cleveland Browns were hosting former Buffalo Bills’ defensive tackle Prince Emili. However, it turns out the Browns actually hosted 10 players today, and one of them was veteran wide receiver Kenny Stills.

All-in-all, the Browns hosted a quarterback, an offensive tackle, three defensive tackles, two running backs, and three wide receivers. The three defensive tackles are the clear emphasis here, especially after the Cleveland defensive interior was torn to shreds against the Atlanta Falcons.

We take a look here at each of the ten players and give a bit of background on each of them.

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Ravens sign RB Nate McCrary to a Reserve/Future deal

The Ravens signed running back Nate McCrary to a Reserve/Future deal.

The Baltimore Ravens found a few diamonds in the rough during the 2021 season. After going through so many injuries they had to rely on players who weren’t expected to see much playing time.

On Tuesday, Baltimore announced that they signed running back Nate McCrary to a Reserve/Future deal. McCrary was a stud during training camp and the preseason, but the Ravens ended up waiving him at the end of training camp and he was picked up by the Denver Broncos off of waivers shortly thereafter.

Baltimore was able to sign McCrary back to the practice squad after being let go by Denver in late-September.  With the Ravens, McCrary only played in one game and managed negative one yards on two carries in an early December matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

By signing McCrary to this deal, it gives Baltimore more running back depth. With how many injuries the team suffered at the position in 2021, it always helps to have as much depth as possible.

Ravens place one player on IR, another on practice squad injured list

The Ravens placed one player on injured reserve and another on the practice squad injured list on Thursday

The Baltimore Ravens have seen injuries be a key part of their season in 2021. Starting all the way back in training camp, the team has lost countless key contributors for the season due to different injuries, and also has been dealing with players missing weeks and months with other ailments.

On Thursday, the team announced that they had placed offensive lineman Tyre Phillips on injured reserve. It was then made known by Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic that the team had also placed running back Nate McCrary on the practice squad/injured list.

Zrebiec noted that placing Phillips on injured reserves ends his season completely, as a player can’t return from injured reserve twice in the same season and play.

Phillips started the season as Baltimore’s starting left guard, but got injured in Week 1 and spent time on injured reserve. He then spent time at right tackle after Patrick Mekari went down and had to miss time with various injuries.

McCrary had a strong preseason with the Ravens in 2021, but was ultimately cut and ended up being claimed off of waivers by the Denver Broncos. He was cut by Denver and brought back by Baltimore on their practice squad, but only played in one game with the team.