ESPN NEWS UPDATE: Browns roster: 3 sign futures deals with other teams

The NFL offseason is still less than two months away, even though the playoffs in the NFL are still ongoing without the Cleveland Browns. Starting in the middle of March, the NFL draft, free agency, and maybe a few trades will completely shuffle rosters.

Players who were either on practice squads or free agents at the conclusion of the regular season are the exception to that rule. Zach Ertz, a tight end, is one of the free agents that can join with any team. Ertz has joined the Detroit Lions’ Super Bowl campaign.

Cleveland Browns cut WR Austin Watkins Jr. | wkyc.com

Players from the practice squad were able to sign with any active roster for the entire season. Practice squad members aren’t just confined to signing future or reserve contracts with the team they concluded the season with; they can also sign deals with other teams.

Three members of the Browns’ practice squad have left:

WR Austin Watkins: The Eagles signed Watkins.
CB AJ Green III – Joined the Vikings as a signed player
S Tanner McCalister: The Broncos signed him.

CB A.J. Green III says goodbye to Browns, city of Cleveland
Watkins had the option to go back to Cleveland, but he made a different decision, according to many stories from The OBR. The preseason standout was on the practice squad with the Browns but had the option to sign with any team on the active roster for the whole season.

After four seasons and thirty-four games with the franchise, Green used social media to express gratitude to Cleveland supporters and the organization:

This season, McCalister, an Ohio State University undrafted free agent, was raised for three games. The safety saw action on special teams for 37 snaps and on defence for 19.

 

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