Cleveland Browns Transactions 2017

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 29, 2017Waived DB B.W. Webb. Signed FB Marquez Williams from the practice squad.
December 26, 2017Signed WR C.J. Board to the practice squad. Placed WR Kasen Williams on practice squad injured reserve.
December 23, 2017Signed RB Marquez Williams to the practice squad.
December 20, 2017Waived LB Deon King. Claimed LB Jeremy Cash off waivers from the N.Y. Giants.
December 19, 2017Placed DB Derrick Kindred on injured reserve. Signed DB B.W.Webb. Signed DB Trevon Hartfield to the practice squad.
December 16, 2017Waived DB Darius Hillary. Signed DB C.J. Smith from the practice squad.
December 15, 2017Released OL Andrew Wylie from the practice squad. Signed DL T.Y. McGill to the practice squad.
December 13, 2017Signed DE Lavar Edwards. Signed OL Geoff Gray off the N. Y. Jets' practice squad and WR Matt Hazel off Indianapolis' practice squad. Waived WR Bryce Treggs, DL Tyrone Holmes and DL T.Y. McGill. Signed OL Laurence Gibson and OL Ian Silberman to the practice squad. Released OL Korren Kirven from the practice squad.
December 8, 2017Signed DB Justin Currie from the practice squad. Waived WR Kenny Britt.
December 7, 2017Fired executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown. Named John Dorsey general manager.
December 5, 2017Released WR Rannell Hall from the practice squad. Signed DB Justin Currie to the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 21, 2017Placed DL Jamie Meder and Emmanuel Ogbah on injured reserve. Signed DB Justin Currie. Signed DL Tyrone Holmes from the practice squad and DB Jacob Hagen to the practice squad.
November 16, 2017Waived WR Kasen Williams. Waived/injured DB Ibraheim Campbell. Activated WR Corey Coleman from injured reserve.
November 15, 2017Signed LB Deon King from the practice squad. Signed RB Josh Rounds to the practice squad.
November 14, 2017Placed LB Jamie Collins on injured reserve.
November 8, 2017Signed DB Darrius Hillary from the practice squad. Placed DB Reggie Porter on injured reserve. Signed OL Korren Kirven to the practice squad. Claimed LB Josh Keyes. Waived LB Deon King.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 25, 2017Signed TE Matt Lengel from the practice squad. Signed OL Victor Salako to the practice squad.
October 23, 2017Placed OL Joe Thomas on injured reserve.
October 10, 2017Waived/injured OL Matt McCants. Released TE J.P. Holtz from the practice squad. Signed TE Matt Lengel to the practice squad.
October 9, 2017Signed OL Andrew Wylie to the practice squad. Released OL Travis Averill from the practice squad.
October 3, 2017Placed LB Dominique Alexander on injured reserve. Released LB Garrett Sickels from the practice squad. Signed LB Deon King from the practice squad and LB Austin Calitro and WR Rannell Hall to the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 26, 2017Signed WR Bug Howard to the practice squad.
September 25, 2017Signed LB Garrett Sickels to the practice squad.
September 22, 2017Waived WR Reggie Davis. Signed WR Jordan Leslie from the practice squad.
September 20, 2017Signed DB Reggie Porter from Baltimore's practice squad.
September 19, 2017Placed WR Corey Coleman on injured reserve. Released DBs Najee Murray and Channing Stribling from the practice squad. Signed DL Jhaustin Thomas and Tyrone Holmes and WR Jordan Leslie to the practice squad.
September 16, 2017Waived DL Tyrone Holmes. Signed WR Rashard Higgins from the practice squad.
September 15, 2017Signed DB C.J. Smith to the practice squad.
September 2, 2017Terminated the contracts of OL John Greco and QB Brock Osweiler. Waived RB Terrence Magee, LB Deon King, WR Jordan Payton, WR Jordan Leslie, WR Rannell Hall, TE J.P. Holtz, OL Anthony Fabiano, DL Xavier Cooper, LB Kenneth Olugbode, DB Najee Murray and K Cody Parkey.
September 1, 2017Placed DB Howard Wilson on the PUP list. Terminated the contracts of WR Josh Boyce and DL Brandon Thompson. Waived WR Mario Alford, WR Rasheed Bailey, LB B.J. Bello, DB Christian Bryant, DB Trey Caldwell, LB Ladell Fleming, DB J.D. Harmon, DB Alvin Hill, TE Nate Iese, TE Taylor McNamara, WR Richard Mullaney, OL Kitt O'Brien, DL Karter Schult, DB Channing Stribling. Waived-injured RB Brandon Wilds.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 30, 2017Terminated the contract of DB Joe Haden. Traded OL Cam Erving to Kansas City for a 2018 fifth-round draft pick.
August 29, 2017Terminated the contract of DL Cam Johnson. Waived/injured DB Ed Reynolds II.
August 28, 2017Waived OL Gabe Ikard.
August 23, 2017Placed LB Tank Carder and OL Matt McCants on injured reserve. Waived/injured DB Justin Currie. Signed DB Christian Bryant.
August 22, 2017Signed DL Brandon Thompson. Waived DL Desmond Bryant.
August 5, 2017Signed WR Rasheed Bailey and TE Nate Iese. Waived-injured DL Jamal Marcus and WR James Wright.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 28, 2017Waived RB George Atkinson III. Signed RB Brandon Wilds.
July 23, 2017Signed DB Jabrill Peppers.
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 15, 2017Signed TE David Njoku.
June 14, 2017Signed QB DeShone Kizer and CB Chris Lewis-Harris. Waived CB Taurean Nixon.
June 12, 2017Signed LB Deon King and WR Richard Mullaney. Waived-injured DL Nile Lawrence-Stample.
June 9, 2017Waived DB Tyvis Powell.
June 1, 2017Traded LB Demario Davis to the New York Jets for DB Calvin Pryor. Signed RB Terrence Magee. Waived-injured RB Darius Jackson.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 30, 2017Signed LB Christian Kirksey to a four-year contract extension.
May 24, 2017Named Ryan Grigson senior personnel executive.
May 19, 2017Signed DL Myles Garrett and DL Caleb Brantley. Claimed OL Chris Barker off waivers from New England. Waived DL Gabe Wright.
May 18, 2017Signed DL Larry Ogunjobi.
May 17, 2017Waived DB Donte Carey. Signed PK Zane Gonzalez and DB Jason McCourty.
May 15, 2017Signed DBs Donte Carey and Najee Murray. Waived OL Josh Boutte.
May 11, 2017Signed DB Howard Wilson, OL Rod Johnson and RB Matthew Dayes.
May 4, 2017Agreed to terms with LBs B.J. Bello, Ladell Fleming and Kenneth Olugbode; OL Josh Boutte; DBs J.D. Harmon, Alvin Hill, Kai Nacua and Channing Stribling; DLs Jamal Marcus and Karter Schult, and TE Taylor McNamara.
May 2, 2017Waived K Brett Maher.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 28, 2017Released TE Gary Barnidge.
April 20, 2017Terminated the contract of OL Alvin Bailey. Waived DBs Trae Elston and Tracy Howard.
April 17, 2017Signed RB George Atkinson and DB Marcus Burley.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 28, 2017Signed DL Jamie Meder.
March 27, 2017Signed OL Matt McCants.
March 22, 2017Announced the retirement of KR/WR Josh Cribbs.
March 20, 2017Signed K Brett Maher.
March 14, 2017Claimed WR James Wright off waivers from Cincinnati.
March 10, 2017Released QB Robert Griffin III.
March 9, 2017Signed G Joel Bitonio to a five-year contract extension. Acquired Houston Texans' 2018 second-round pick, 2017 sixth-round pick and QB Brock Osweiler for Cleveland's 2017 fourth-round compensatory pick. Claimed OL Marcus Martin off waivers from San Francisco. Agreed to terms with WR Kenny Britt, OL J.C. Tretter and OL Kevin Zeitler.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 28, 2017Placed a second-round, free-agent tender on RB Isaiah Crowell. Agreed to terms with P Britton Colquitt on a four-year contract extension.
February 27, 2017Terminated the contract of WR Andrew Hawkins.
February 16, 2017Signed LS Charley Hughlett to a six-year contract extension.
February 8, 2017Named David Lee quarterbacks coach.
February 7, 2017Released QB Josh McCown and DB Tramon Williams.
February 6, 2017Claimed DB Tyvis Powell off waivers from Seattle.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 23, 2017Agreed to terms with LB Jamie Collins Sr. on a four-year contract.
January 19, 2017Named Jerod Kruse assistant defensive backs coach, Clyde Simmons defensive line coach, DeWayne Walker defensive backs coach, Blake Williams linebackers coach and Bob Wylie offensive line coach.
January 10, 2017Fired defensive backs coach Louie Cioffi, inside linebackers coach Johnny Holland, offensive line coach Hal Hunter, assistant defensive backs coach Cannon Matthews and outside linebackers coach Ryan Slowik.
January 8, 2017Fired defensive coordinator Ray Horton. Named Gregg Williams defensive coordinator.
January 2, 2017Signed WR Josh Boyce, LB James Burgess, DL Trevon Coley, DB Justin Currie, DB Trae Elston, DB Darius Hillary, J.P. Holtz and OL Zach Sterup to reserve/future contracts.