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Cleveland Browns sign DT Jowon Biggs to roster, elevate Kadarius Toney, Michael Woods II
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- Cleveland Browns sign DT Jowon Biggs to roster, elevate Kadarius Toney, Michael Woods II
DENVER — The Browns have made multiple roster moves ahead of Monday night's game at the Denver Broncos to adjust to multiple injuries.
Cleveland signed practice-squad defensive tackle Jowon Briggs to the active roster. The corresponding move for the roster was to waive quarterback Bailey Zappe , who had been signed to the roster when Deshaun Watson went on injured reserve.
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Zappe, who had been the No. 3 emergency quarterback since signing with the Browns , did not appear in a game. Him being waived leaves the Browns with just two quarterbacks on the roster for the game against the Broncos — starter Jameis Winston and Dorian Thompson-Robinson — meaning they'll likely being adding one after Monday night.
Briggs gives the Browns more depth at defensive tackle, where Sam Kamara has been ruled out due to a head injury. The seventh-round pick in last April's draft has not appeared in a game this season.
The Browns also elevated a pair of wide receivers from the practice squad: Kadarius Toney and Michael Woods II. They had ruled wide receiver Cedric Tillman out for Monday's game.
Toney had been signed to the practice squad on Sept. 9 after being waived by the Kansas City Chiefs . He has been active for one game, the Week 11 game at the New Orleans Saints.
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A 2021 first-round pick by the New York Giants, Toney has appeared in 33 career games and has recorded 82 career receptions for 760 yards with three touchdowns, while adding 22 rushes for 112 yards and a score.
Woods missed all of last season due to a spring Achilles tear after being a sixth-round pick in 2022 out of the University of Oklahoma. He appeared in 10 games as a rookie and recorded five receptions for 45 yards.
Chris Easterling can be reached at ceasterling@thebeaconjournal.com. Read more about the Browns at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/browns. Follow him on X at @ceasterlingABJ
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