Dawgs By Nature
The Cleveland Browns are in the midst of preparing for their dress rehearsal with the Los Angeles Rams in the final preseason game of the season. The Browns roster still has needs, as the 53-man locks projection shows, but that doesn’t mean the team doesn’t have depth.
Current thoughts are that Cleveland could keep four quarterbacks, but a trade could change the equation quickly, depending on the health of Kenny Pickett and Shedeur Sanders.
The Browns defense line also has some depth that could interest other teams as the initial rosters are due in Tuesday afternoon. The New York Jets got ahead of other teams by making a deal with Cleveland for DT Jowon Briggs:
Briggs was a seventh-round pick of the Browns in 2024. He played in six games last season, accounting for 13 tackles, two quarterback hits, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery. An undersized (6’1”) run-stuffing nose tackle, Briggs played two years at Virginia and three at Cincinnati before being drafted by Cleveland.
The Browns move up one round in the 2026 NFL draft, where they already have nine draft picks. According to the team, the pick Cleveland is trading away was the Buffalo Bills.
