The Cleveland Browns made so many roster moves last week that it was hard to keep them all straight. With a number of injuries on top of the changes on the roster, the Chicago Bears made easy work of the Browns on Sunday.
The list of moves last week was long:
- Placed OL Ethan Pocic and RB Jerome Ford on injured reserve
- Released DE Ochaun Mathis and LB Mark Robinson from the practice squad
- Signed OL Darrian Dalcourt and DT Keith Cooper Jr. to the practice squad
- Signed OL Jeremiah Byers, RB Trayveon Williams and CB Trey Avery
- Signed DT Maurice Hurst II to the practice squad
- Waived S Christopher Edmonds
- Signed Edmonds to the practice squad
Then, on Saturday, came the surprising move with Cleveland waiving WR Jamari Thrash, the team’s fifth-round pick in 2024, to make room to sign OL Garrett Dellinger to the active roster.
Thrash had played in just 18 games with just 13 receptions for 129 yards in his two seasons with the Browns, but moving on from a fifth-round pick before the end of his second season caught many off guard. The timing made it more unlikely that any team would claim the former Louisville star, but the Browns risked that happening due to their dire need for offensive line help in Week 15.
Dellinger played in 29 snaps on the offensive line versus the Bears and was Cleveland’s third-highest graded offensive player by Pro Football Focus for his performance.
On Monday, the Browns undid their Saturday move by waiving Dellinger and re-signing Thrash to their roster after he went unclaimed on Sunday. If Dellinger passes through waivers, he is likely to re-sign to Cleveland’s practice squad.
Waiving Thrash on Saturday was not a big risk, but it still risked losing a fifth-round pick with less than two years of service in the NFL. Now, the Browns “risk” losing their third-best offensive player, per PFF, from Sunday.
