Updated
Updated · clevelandbrowns.com · Aug 15
Browns Rule Out 17 Players for First Preseason Game Against Bears
Updated
Updated · clevelandbrowns.com · Aug 15

Browns Rule Out 17 Players for First Preseason Game Against Bears

3 articles · Updated · clevelandbrowns.com · Aug 15

Summary

  • Seventeen Browns players are not expected to play in Cleveland's first preseason game against the Bears, the team said ahead of Saturday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.
  • The inactive list spans multiple position groups, including cornerbacks Tyson Campbell, D'Angelo Ross and Myles Bryant, plus wide receiver Cedric Tillman and tight end Joe Royer.
  • Cleveland also expects to sit several linemen and front-seven players, including Mike Hall Jr., Elijah Chatman, Maliek Collins, Zak Zinter and Parker Brailsford, signaling a broad preseason availability decision rather than a single-position issue.

Insights

With a devastating injury list and a blowout loss, are the Browns' preseason strategies setting them up for early failure?
Can rookie Shedeur Sanders and a makeshift offensive line salvage Cleveland's depth before the regular season begins?
As injuries ravage their secondary, who will step up to save the Browns' defense from total collapse?