The Cleveland Browns have ended the runs for two of the young wide receivers of some prominence on the roster. Damion Ratley and Taywan Taylor were among the first players released on Saturday as the Browns cut down the roster to 53 by Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline.
Ratley was a sixth-round pick by the John Dorsey-era Browns in 2018. The speedy Texas A&M product caught 25 passes for 344 yards and a touchdown in his two seasons in Cleveland as a vertical threat. He was used almost exclusively as a deep threat up the right sideline, and the limited role ability and an inability to contribute on special teams likely cost Ratley.
Taylor came to Cleveland in the summer of 2019 after being dumped by the Tennessee Titans. He was a third-round pick in 2017 by Tennessee and caught 37 passes in 2018 for the Titans, but it never clicked for Taylor in Cleveland. He did not register a single catch in his debut season in brown and orange.
Both are eligible for the Browns practice squad if they go unclaimed on the waiver wire.
