BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday made a number of roster strikes, together with waiving vast receiver Kadarius Toney after a pair of expensive blunders within the group’s 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Toney, who was signed from the observe squad to the lively roster forward of the matchup, was flagged 15 yards for taunting after catching a punt early within the fourth quarter with the Browns trailing 27-7. He later muffed a punt that the Steelers recovered. It is unlikely he’ll return to the observe squad.
After the defeat, which formally eradicated the Browns from playoff competition, coach Kevin Stefanski mentioned the penalty can be “addressed.”
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The Browns additionally positioned cornerback Greg Newsome II on injured reserve with a hamstring damage, which ends his season. Stefanski mentioned it is the identical hamstring that Newsome had surgical procedure on final summer season and compelled him to start coaching camp on the non-football damage listing.
Cleveland additionally signed vast receivers Kaden Davis and Jaelen Gill, kicker Riley Patterson and offensive deal with Julian Pearl to the observe squad, and launched defensive deal with Michael Dwumfour from the observe squad.
The Browns signing Patterson comes days after kicker Dustin Hopkins missed two subject targets in opposition to Pittsburgh. Hopkins, who signed a three-year extension in July, leads the NFL with 9 missed subject objective makes an attempt this season.
“We are going to work by means of this with Dustin,” Stefanski mentioned Monday. “That is one thing that I do know he can get by means of. We’ll get by means of it collectively. He is a veteran. He is been by means of rather a lot in his profession already and that is one thing we’ll proceed to work by means of.”
Patterson kicked for the Browns in three video games final season, together with their wild-card loss to the Houston Texans, after Hopkins sustained a hamstring damage.
