The Cleveland Browns have until Sunday at 6:00 PM ET to make roster cuts and announce their initial 53-man roster. Some of those cuts or rumors about roster moves might leak early, though. The Browns may also announce them in waves — for example, some cuts may be announced Friday, some on Saturday, etc.
All players who are released with less than four years of service must go through waivers and are eligible to be claimed by any other team until 1:00 PM ET on Monday. After that, any unclaimed player can
be signed and teams will begin to fill out their 16-man practice squads.
Veterans with more than four years of service can sign immediately after being released.
You can also use the comments section to discuss cuts around the NFL that may be of interest to Cleveland. According to FanDuel, the Browns are 225/1 odds to win the Super Bowl, heading into final roster cuts.
Browns Roster Cuts Live Blog
Friday (August 28, 2026)
12:00 AM: The Browns just finished their third and final preseason game, beating the New England Patriots by a score of 37-13. We already heard about one big roster cut on Thursday morning, as reports indicated that Cleveland was waiving WR Cedric Tillman. Tillman was going to be a cut on my 53-man roster projection anyway, due to the way things have unfolded in camp this year and the impressive nature of rookies KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston.
List of Browns Roster Cuts So Far
This list will be updated as news comes in:
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS CUT
- WR Cedric Tillman
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS CUT
- TBA
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS CUT
- TBA
