The Cleveland Browns have reduced their roster down to 85 players in advance of the Tuesday deadline to do so. Following the team’s victory of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Browns were required to cut five from their 90 man roster.
To do so, Cleveland placed Stephen Carlson and Ryan Switzer on injured reserve while waiving three others.
As previously reported, Carlson is expected to miss the season with a knee injury sustained in the game with the Jaguars. The details of Switzer’s injury have not been revealed, except to note it is a foot injury, but he scored the Browns final touchdown Saturday night with less than five minutes to go in the game.
The three players waived have less than four years of experience in the league and will be subject to the waiver process. Offensive lineman Cordel Iwuagwu, linebacker Montrel Meander and cornerback Kiondre Thomas were all let go by the team. Thomas was waived with the injury designation.
Cleveland welcomes the New York Giants to Berea this week for shared practices prior to their matchup in both teams’ second preseason game. Like this week, teams much cut another five players from their roster early next week as well.
Our coverage of the Browns march to the 53-man final roster will continue. Yesterday, we predicted Iwuagwu and Switzer as a part of the first five cut from the 90 man roster. Today we looked at four players whose stock rose from the game and then three others whose stock took a hit against Jacksonville.