ClevelandBrowns
- 5-12
- 4th in AFC North
Cleveland Browns Transactions 2016
December
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| December 27, 2016 | Waived OL Jonathan Cooper. |
| December 23, 2016 | Waived-injured PK Patrick Murray. Signed DB Trae Elston to the practice squad. |
| December 21, 2016 | Signed DB Trey Caldwell from the practice squad. Waived DB Trae Elston. |
| December 20, 2016 | Signed LB James Burgess and TE J.P. Holtz and to the practice squad. Announced RB Terrence Magee was signed by Seattle from the practice squad. |
| December 17, 2016 | Signed WR Mario Alford from the practice squad. |
| December 15, 2016 | Signed DL Trevon Coley to the practice squad. |
| December 14, 2016 | Claimed RB Darius Jackson off waivers from Dallas. Waived LB Corey Lemonier. |
| December 13, 2016 | Signed DL Gabe Wright from the practice squad and WR Mario Alford to the practice squad. |
| December 10, 2016 | Signed DB Jamar Taylor to a three-year contract extension. |
| December 9, 2016 | Activated QB Robert Griffin III from injured reserve. waived OL Matt McCants. |
| December 7, 2016 | Placed DB Derrick Kindred on the reserve/non-football injury list. Signed DB Trae Elston. Signed DB Justin Currie to the practice squad. |
| December 5, 2016 | Signed OL Anthony Fabiano from the practice squad and OL Zach Sterup to the practice squad. |
November
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| November 28, 2016 | Placed OL John Greco on injured reserve. Claimed OL Matt McCants off waivers from Oakland. Waived QB Joe Callahan. |
| November 23, 2016 | Designated QB Robert Griffin III for return from injured reserve. |
| November 2, 2016 | Signed TE Connor Hamlett to the practice squad. Released WR Mitch Mathews from the practice squad. |
October
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| October 31, 2016 | Acquired LB Jamie Collins from New England for a conditional draft pick. |
| October 26, 2016 | Signed DB Darius Hillary, RB Terrance Magee and DL Gabe Wright to the practice squad. Released OL Michael Liedtke and RB Terrell Watson from the practice squad. |
| October 24, 2016 | Claimed QB Joe Callahan off waivers from New Orleans and OL Gabe Ikard off waivers from Buffalo. Waived DB Darius Hillary and FB Malcolm Johnson. |
| October 21, 2016 | Released DL Gabe Wright. Signed DB Darius Hillary from the practice squad. |
| October 18, 2016 | Placed DB Jordan Poyer on injured reserve. Signed DB Ed Reynolds from the practice squad. Signed DB Darius Hillary and WR Jordan Leslie to the practice squad. Released TE E.J. Bibbs from the practice squad. |
| October 14, 2016 | Placed G Joel Bitonio on injured reserve. Signed FB Dan Vitale from Tampa Bay's practice squad. |
| October 12, 2016 | Signed OL Anthony Fabiano to the practice squad. |
| October 11, 2016 | Signed QB Kevin Hogan and DL Gabe Wright from the practice squad. Terminated the contract of QB Charlie Whitehurst with an injury settlement. Signed WR Mitch Mathews to the practice squad. |
| October 10, 2016 | Claimed OL lineman Jonathan Cooper off waivers from New England. Waived OL Anthony Fabiano. Placed OL Austin Reiter on injured reserve. |
| October 6, 2016 | Signed DL Gabe Wright to the practice squad. Released WR Darius Jennings from the practice squad. |
| October 4, 2016 | Signed TE Connor Hamlett from the practice squad. Waived DB Don Jones. |
| October 3, 2016 | Waived LB Armonty Bryant. |
| October 1, 2016 | Signed LB Cam Johnson from Arizona's practice squad. Placed LB Nate Orchard on injured reserve. |
September
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| September 24, 2016 | Signed K Cody Parkey. Placed K Patrick Murray on injured reserve. |
| September 22, 2016 | Released P Michael Palardy from the practice squad. Signed LB Scooby Wright III to the practice squad. |
| September 20, 2016 | Terminated the contract of DL John Hughes III. Waived LB Scooby Wright III. Signed OL Austin Reiter from Washington's practice squad and QB Charlie Whitehurst. |
| September 19, 2016 | Signed QB Charlie Whitehurst. |
| September 14, 2016 | Signed WR Josh Boyce to the practice squad. |
| September 13, 2016 | Signed DL Gabe Wright from the practice squad. |
| September 5, 2016 | Signed OL Anthony Fabiano, QB Kevin Hogan, DB Ed Reynolds, DB Trey Caldwell, P Michael Palardy, RB Terrell Watson and DL Gabe Wright to the practice squad. Released OL Kaleb Johnson from the practice squad. |
| September 4, 2016 | Claimed RB George Atkinson III off waivers from Oakland, DB Briean Boddy-Calhoun off waivers from Jacksonville, DB Marcus Burley off waivers from Seattle, DL Tyrone Holmes off waivers from Jacksonville and LB Corey Lemonier off waivers from San Francisco. Waived DB Trey Caldwell, LB Cam Johnson, RB Raheem Mostert and RB Terrell Watson. Terminated the contract of DB Rahim Moore Sr. Signed OL Dan France, TE Connor Hamlett, WR Darius Jennings and OL Kaleb Johnson to the practice squad. |
| September 3, 2016 | Signed P Britton Colquitt. Terminated the contract of WR Marlon Moore. Placed WR Josh Gordon and DL Armonty Bryant on the reserve-suspended list. Waived P Michael Palardy, DL Kenton Adeyemi, DL Chigbo Anunoby, DB Pierre Desir, RB Jahwan Edwards, DB Mikell Everette, OL Dan France, WR Taylor Gabriel, DB Charles Gaines, OL Garth Gerhart, TE Connor Hamlett, TE J.P. Holtz, WR Darius Jennings, OL Kaleb Johnson, OL Mike Matthews, LB Jason Neill, DB Eric Patterson, P Kasey Redfern and LB Justin Tuggle. |
| September 2, 2016 | Signed DL Stephen Paea. Waived/injured RB Rajion Neal. |
August
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| August 30, 2016 | Signed P Michael Palardy. Waived DB Tim Scott. |
| August 29, 2016 | Terminated the contracts of LB Paul Kruger, DE Nick Hayden and QB Austin Davis. Waived K Travis Coons, DB Sean Baker, TE E.J. Bibbs, WR Josh Boyce, WR Ed Eagan, FB Robert Hughes, DB K'Waun Williams, TE David Reeves and OL Cory Tucker. Placed DL Nike Lawrence-Stample and RB Glenn Winston on injured reserve. Traded P Andy Lee and a 2017 seventh-round pick to Carolina for P Kasey Redfern and a 2018 fourth-round pick. |
| August 25, 2016 | Traded LB Barkevious Mingo to New England for a 2017 fifth-round draft pick. |
| August 24, 2016 | Traded LB Barkevious Mingo to New England for a 2017 fifth-round draft pick. |
| August 21, 2016 | Waived/injured WR Dennis Parks. Signed WR Josh Boyce. |
| August 20, 2016 | Signed RB Jahwan Edwards. |
| August 17, 2016 | Suspended CB K'Waun Williams for two weeks and fined him an undisclosed amount for multiple violations of team rules. Waived OL Erle Ladson. |
| August 14, 2016 | Waived/injured WR Rannell Hall. Reached an injury settlement with DL Kyle Rose. Signed WR Ed Eagan. |
| August 8, 2016 | Waived DL Kyle Rose. Signed DL Chigbo Anunoby. |
| August 5, 2016 | Signed DL Kenton Adeyemi. Placed OL Michael Bowie on the reserve/retired list. |
| August 4, 2016 | Signed FB Robert Hughes and RB Rajion Neal. Waived FB Patrick Skov. |
| August 1, 2016 | Signed LB Jason Neill and OL Corey Tucker. Waived OL Conor Boffeli and LB Jackson Jeffcoat. |
July
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| July 28, 2016 | Placed DL Desmond Bryant on the reserve/non-football injury list. Signed TE David Reeves. |
June
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2016 | Waived QB Connor Shaw. |
| June 29, 2016 | Signed DL Carl Nassib. |
| June 24, 2016 | Signed LB Joe Schobert. |
| June 9, 2016 | Signed QB Cody Kessler and PK Patrick Murray. Waived WR David Richards. |
| June 7, 2016 | Signed OL Shon Coleman. |
| June 1, 2016 | Signed WR Ricardo Louis and TE Seth DeValve. |
May
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2016 | Signed DB Derrick Kindred. |
| May 26, 2016 | Signed LB Emmanuel Ogbah. |
| May 25, 2016 | Named Chuck Kyle youth football adviser. |
| May 24, 2016 | Signed WR David Richards. |
| May 23, 2016 | Terminated the contract of WR Brian Hartline. |
| May 20, 2016 | Placed PK Jaden Oberkrom on the reserve/retired list. Signed WR Dennis Parks. |
| May 18, 2016 | Waived PK Brad Craddock. Claimed PK Jaden Oberkrom off waivers from Jacksonville. |
| May 13, 2016 | Signed WR Corey Coleman, WR Jordan Payton, OL Spencer Drango, WR Rashard Higgins, DB Trey Caldwell and LB Scooby Wright III. |
| May 5, 2016 | Agreed to terms with LB Dominique Alexander, PK Brad Craddock, DB Kenya Dennis, DB Mikell Everette, TE J.P. Holtz, DB Tracy Howard, DL Nile Lawrence-Stample, OL Mike Matthews, DL Kyle Rose, FB Patrick Skov and DB A.J. Stamps. |
| May 2, 2016 | Terminated the contract of LB Scott Solomon. Waived WR Saalim Hakim. |
April
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| April 25, 2016 | Signed WR Saalim Hakim. Waived TE Chase Ford. |
| April 20, 2016 | Traded its 2016 first-round draft pick (No. 2) and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick to Philadelphia for the Eagles' 2016 first- (No. 8), third- (No. 77) and fourth-round (No. 100) picks, plus a 2017 first-round and a 2018 second-round pick. |
| April 18, 2016 | Claimed LB Jackson Jeffcoat off waivers from Washington. |
| April 13, 2016 | Claimed TE Chase Ford off waivers from Baltimore. |
| April 4, 2016 | Signed OL Austin Pasztor and Kaleb Johnson, LB Scott Solomon, PK Travis Coons and WR Darius Jennings. |
| April 2, 2016 | Waived DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and DB Donte Whitner. |
March
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| March 24, 2016 | Signed QB Robert Griffin III. |
| March 17, 2016 | Signed DBs Rahim Moore and Don Jones and WR Terrelle Pryor. |
| March 16, 2016 | Terminated the contracts of LB Karlos Dansby and WR Dwayne Bowe. Signed LB Demario Davis. |
| March 11, 2016 | Waived QB Johnny Manziel. Signed OL Alvin Bailey and LB Justin Tuggle. |
| March 7, 2016 | Re-signed LB Tank Carder. Signed DL Jamie Meder and RB Raheem Mostert. |
| March 4, 2016 | Announced the resignation of president Alec Scheiner, effective March 31. |
February
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| February 18, 2016 | Terminated the contracts of TE Jim Dray and DL Randy Starks. |
| February 8, 2016 | Named Rock Cartwright offensive quality control coach, Louie Cioffi defensive backs coach, Ken Delgado assistant defensive line coach, Johnny Holland inside linebackers coach, Cannon Matthews assistant defensive backs coach, Robert Nunn defensive line coach, Eric Sanders defensive quality control coach and Ryan Slowik outside linebackers coach. |
January
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| January 27, 2016 | Named Andrew Berry vice president of player personnel |
| January 22, 2016 | Named Ray Horton defensive coordinator, Pep Hamilton associate head coach-offense, Al Saunders senior offensive assistant/wide receivers coach, Kirby Wilson running backs/run game coordinator, Hal Hunter offensive line coach, Mark Hutson assistant offensive line coach, Greg Seamon tight ends coach, Bob Saunders offensive quality control coach, Shawn Mennenga special teams assistant coach and Stan Watson special teams quality control coach. |
| January 21, 2016 | Signed RB Terrell Watson to a reserve/future contract. |
| January 15, 2016 | Retained special teams coordinator Chris Tabor. |
| January 13, 2016 | Named Hue Jackson coach. |
| January 7, 2016 | Signed OLs Conor Boffeli and Erle Ladson to reserve/futures contracts. |
| January 5, 2016 | Signed DBs Sean Baker and Tim Scott, OL Dan France and Garth Gerhart, TE Connor Hamlett and DL Dylan Wynn to reserve/future contracts. Named Paul DePodesta chief strategy officer. |
| January 3, 2016 | Fired general manager Ray Farmer and coach Mike Pettine. |