The list of former Cleveland Browns in the NFL, as well as in other leagues, is quite expansive. Until recently, there were not always success stories on those lists, but Browns fans are passionate about anything and everything connected to their team, including former players (which is why we created our in-5 trivia daily game).
Cleveland’s matchup with the Tennessee Titans was supposed to bring about another blast from the past name: DT Jordan Elliott. The former Texas and Missouri prospect was selected
by the Browns in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft, the first under current GM Andrew Berry. After four years in Cleveland, including 35 starts, Elliott signed with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency.
After completing his two-year, $9 million contract, Elliott signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Titans this offseason. After an “incident” at the facility, the Titans chose to release the veteran defensive tackle on Tuesday:
The full statement from Tennessee on Elliott’s release:
Elliott followed Robert Saleh, his defensive coordinator with the Niners, when he signed with the Titans, so the team’s head coach knew the player well.
For the Browns, their Week 7 opponent just lost a defensive lineman who has played in 114 snaps so far this season. While Jeffrey Simmons is the big name on the Tennessee defense, Elliott was an important rotational player. Solomon Thomas, Nazir Stackhouse, Timmy Horney, and Jackie Marshall fill out the rest of the Titans defensive tackle depth chart.
