Browns reduce roster to 53 (8.26.25)
For Immediate Release
Aug. 26, 2025
Browns reduce roster to 53
BEREA, Ohio – The Cleveland Browns have made the following roster moves:
Passed Physical (1):
DT Mike Hall Jr.
Placed on Reserve/Injured (1):
LB Winston Reid (designated for return)
Placed on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (1):
QB Deshaun Watson
Placed on Reserve/Non-Football Injury (1):
WR David Bell
Contract terminated (5):
K Dustin Hopkins
WR Diontae Johnson
DT Sam Kamara
DE Julian Okwara
RB Trayveon Williams
Waived (9):
WR Chase Cota
WR Kaden Davis
S Christopher Edmonds
CB LaMareon James
WR Kisean Johnson
RB Ahmani Marshall
WR Cade McDonald (injury designation)
RB Pierre Strong Jr. (injury designation)
T Kilian Zierer
Trade:
Browns receive:
T KT Leveston
Rams receive:
2028 7th round pick
Leveston (6-4, 335) is entering his second NFL season out of Kansas State. Originally selected by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2024 draft, he missed his rookie season with an ankle injury. Leveston will wear No. 72.
Browns’ initial 53-man roster by position:
Quarterbacks (3): Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders
Running backs (2): Jerome Ford, Dylan Sampson
Wide receivers (6): Isaiah Bond, DeAndre Carter, Jerry Jeudy, Gage Larvadain, Jamari Thrash, Cedric Tillman
Tight ends (4): Brenden Bates, Harold Fannin Jr., David Njoku, Blake Whiteheart
Offensive linemen (10): Joel Bitonio, Jack Conklin, Teven Jenkins, Dawand Jones, KT Leveston, Cornelius Lucas, Ethan Pocic, Wyatt Teller, Luke Wypler, Zak Zinter
Defensive linemen (10): Maliek Collins, Myles Garrett, Mason Graham, Mike Hall Jr., Shelby Harris, Adin Huntington, Isaiah McGuire, Cameron Thomas, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Alex Wright
Linebackers (5): Jerome Baker, Devin Bush, Mohamoud Diabate, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Carson Schwesinger
Defensive backs (10): Grant Delpit, Myles Harden, Ronnie Hickman, Rayshawn Jenkins, Dom Jones, Damontae Kazee, Donovan McMillon, Cameron Mitchell, Greg Newsome II, Denzel Ward
Specialists (3): Corey Bojorquez, Andre Szmyt, Rex Sunahara
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