The Browns coaching and management must have liked what they saw on the practice fields late in the year. On Monday, the Browns signed nearly all of the active practice squad roster from the week of the AFC divisional playoff round to reserve/futures contracts.
The 14 players
S Elijah Benton (Liberty)
WR Ja’Marcus Bradley (Louisiana-Lafayette)
TE Jordan Franks (Central Florida)
CB A.J. Green (Oklahoma State)
G Cordel Iwuagwu (Texas Christian)
QB Kyle Lauletta (Richmond)
DE Cameron Malveaux (Houston)
TE Kyle Markway (South Carolina)
K Matt McCrane (Kansas State)
LB Montrel Meander (Grambling State)
C Javon Patterson (Mississippi)
FB Johnny Stanton (UNLV)
T Alex Taylor (South Carolina State)
WR Derrick Willies (Texas Tech)
The only practice squad player from last week who did not sign with the team is CB Donovan Olumba, who was signed during last week.
Players signed to a reserve/future contract can be added to an NFL team’s roster when it expands from 53 to 90 players for the offseason on the first day of the NFL’s business year. That takes place on March 17. It ties them to the Browns through that period instead of them being street free agents.
