With rookies and other veterans reporting to Berea, Cleveland Browns training camp is all but officially open. There are question upon question around the roster, despite a load of lauded young talent, starting with the quarterback position. The turnover on the offensive side of the ball has been staggering. The defense has been a different story, but two huge departures did occur: DC Jim Schwartz resigned, and DE Myles Garrett was traded.
The Browns are hoping that DC Mike Rutenberg can buoy the
ship while depending on DE Jared Verse and the interior defensive line to replace Garrett. Veteran DT Maliek Collins is one of those key pieces, but he is coming back from a Week 13 knee injury that ended his 2025 season prematurely.
That injury will linger into the start of Cleveland’s training camp, as Collins was placed on the active/PUP list:
Details of what the active/PUP list means:
Like players on IR, players are put on the active/physically unable to perform list (or PUP) at the start of training camp because of a football-related injury. The difference is these players count against the active roster limit.
Players on the PUP list can participate in all team activities except practice. They can be activated at any point during camp once they are medically cleared. A player can’t be placed on the PUP list after they have practiced or played in a preseason game.
Players on the active/PUP list can be moved to the reserve/PUP list during the preseason roster cutdown period. Players won’t count against the active roster limit if they’re placed on the reserve/PUP list and they must miss the first four games of the season.
HC Todd Monken had noted previously that Collins’ injury could last into the start of training camp. With players reporting, we will continue to cover all injury, physical, and conditioning-related reports over the next few days.
