The Browns spent Tuesday reshaping the back end of their roster after the 27-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the rubber match on the road.
Cleveland waived or released four players from its practice squad: WR Bub Means, P Wes Pahl, OG Vershon Lee, and OT Andrew Coker.
To replace them, the Browns added three more practice-squad players in WR Xavier Guillory, OG Austin Blaske, and OT Xavier Truss. That leaves one opening on the practice squad, and Estime will not be the one to take it after being claimed by Cleveland’s Week 9 opponent, the New Orleans Saints.
Guillory, who is 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2025 out of Arizona State. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens and spent time on their practice squad last year and this season before being waived on October 13. Guillory has a 4.58 time and has yet to appear on a main roster.
Blaske, listed at 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, played at North Carolina and went undrafted this year. He signed with the Los Angeles Rams, was a last-day cut, and then landed on their practice squad.
Truss, a 6-foot-7, 320-pound Georgia product, was part of two National Championship teams and also went undrafted in 2025. He has spent time with the Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, the Browns, and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Truss has been on practice squads and appeared in seven NFL games with the Saints. Philadelphia waived him on October 27.
He also played for Cleveland head coach Todd Monken at Georgia.
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