Browns sign LB Devin Bush and TE Giovanni Ricci, re-sign P Corey Bojorquez and DL Maurice Hurst II (3.15.24)

For Immediate Release

March 15, 2024

BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have made the following transactions:

Signed

LB Devin Bush (unrestricted free agent)

TE Giovanni Ricci

Re-signed:
P Corey Bojorquez

DT Maurice Hurst II

Bush (5-11, 235) is entering his sixth NFL season out of Michigan. Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the first round of the 2019 draft, Bush has appeared in 65 games with 51 starts for the Steelers (2019-22) and Seahawks (2023). He has recorded 322 career tackles, four sacks, two interceptions, 13 passes defensed, five fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

Ricci (6-3, 240) is entering his fourth NFL season out of Western Michigan. Originally signed by Carolina as an undrafted free agent in 2021, Ricci has appeared in 36 career games with four starts. He has recorded nine receptions for 102 yards and recorded 18 special teams tackles.

Bojorquez has set the Browns single season punt average in each of his two seasons since joining the team as an unrestricted free agent in 2022. He registered a 48.5 punt average in 2022 and 49.4 average in 2023. Originally signed by New England as an undrafted free agent in 2018, Bojorquez has appeared in 90 games with the Bills (2018-20), Packers (2021) and Browns (2022-23). He has booted 366 career punts with a 46.8 average landing 147 inside the 20-yard line. His 4,294 punt yards ranked fourth in the NFL last season.

Hurst initially joined the Browns as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 and is entering his sixth NFL season out of Michigan. He has appeared in 55 career games and recorded 100 tackles, 9.5 sacks, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Last season, he appeared in 13 games and registered 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery.

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