The Browns kept the roster churn moving Tuesday, making five transactions before Thursday night’s matchup with the Steelers.
Cleveland added cornerback Myles Bryant and tight end John FitzPatrick to the practice squad, while parting ways with cornerback D’Angelo Ross and tight end Messiah Swinson. The team also released veteran offensive lineman Kendrick Green from injured reserve, a move that clears him to sign with another club once he’s healthy enough to pass a physical.
Bryant is back in the building after spending time on the Browns’ practice squad earlier this season. He’s in his seventh NFL season, originally signed by New England as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after coming out of Washington.
Bryant has played in 77 career games with the Patriots from 2020-23 and the Texans from 2024-25, piling up 173 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions and 17 passes defensed. He’ll wear No. 27 in Cleveland.
FitzPatrick arrives in his fifth NFL season after a Georgia career that led to Atlanta taking him in the sixth round in 2022. The 6-7, 262-pound tight end has appeared in 33 career games with the Falcons from 2022-23 and the Packers from 2024-25.
Ross had been elevated from the practice squad in Week 1 this season, while Swinson has yet to appear in an NFL regular-season game after going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Green, a third-round pick of the Steelers in 2021, played one game for the Browns in 2025 and has 37 career appearances across four NFL seasons.
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