The Cleveland Browns announced a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday ahead of the roster cutdown deadline.
Cleveland terminated the contracts of the following players:
- K Dustin Hopkins
- WR Diontae Johnson
- DT Sam Kamara
- DE Julian Okwara
- RB Trayveon Williams
The Browns also waived the following players:
- 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
Additionally, the Browns placed WR David Bell on the non-football injury list and placed QB Deshaun Watson on the PUP list. Browns DT Mike Hall Jr. passed his physical and placed LB Winston Reid on injured reserve.
Watson, 29, was taken in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Clemson by the Texans. He signed a four-year, $13.854 million rookie deal with the Texans that included a fifth-year option of around $17.3 million for the 2021 season.
The Texans later signed Watson to a four-year extension worth as much as $177 million heading into the 2020 season, paying him $39 million a year. However, Watson requested a trade after the season, then sat out the entire 2021 season while navigating more than two dozen lawsuits for sexual misconduct. He was later suspended for 11 games.
Watson was traded to the Browns for significant draft compensation in 2022 and signed a five-year, $230 million, fully guaranteed contract as part of the trade. The deal runs through 2026 and includes base salaries of $46 million in each of the final two seasons.
In 2024, Watson appeared in seven games for the Browns and completed 63.4 percent of his pass attempts for 1,148 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions. He added 31 carries for 148 yards and another score.
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