John Dorsey explains the key decisions behind the Browns' roster with 53 players

On Saturday, the Browns made a series of moves to reduce their composition from 91 to 53. The maximum composition of the composition of the regular season is 53, with 46 people eligible to play on match days.

The Browns made the following movements:

– The Browns ended the contracts of LB Ray-Ray Armstrong, P. Britton Colquitt, DT Carl Davis and G. Bryan Witzmann.

– The Browns have waived the following players: Dorian Baker, DT, Brandin Bryant, TE, Stephen Carlson, Seth DeValve, T Brian Fineanganofo, RB Trayone Gray, LB Willie Harvey, SJT Hassell, WR Ishmael Hyman, BC Robert Jackson, K Greg Joseph, BC Donnie Lewis Jr., Montrel Meander, WR Braxton Miller, RB AJ Ouellette, Jarrell Owens, CB Lenzy Pipkins, TD Brian Price, DE Wyatt Ray, Tigie Sankoh, T Brad Seaton, WR Damon Sheehy- Guiseppi, LB Anthony Stubbs, T Travis Vornkahl, LB Dedrick Young II, WR Derrick Willies, G Willie Wright, DE Anthony Zettel

– The Browns gave up / injured G Kyle Kalis (concussion) and FB Joe Kerridge (concussion).

– The Browns put CB Phillip Gaines (concussion) on the injured reserve.

– The Browns have placed the following players in the reserve / suspended by list of commissioners: WR Antonio Callaway, RB Kareem Hunt and TE Rico Gathers.

"I consider it to be one of the most difficult days of the National Football League because you have practically 37, 40 guys, whatever that number, here every day," said the General Manager of the Browns, John Dorsey. "And then, the organization has to tell these guys that you know what, they will not be on the list of 53 men. So, what I always do is try to use empathy, understanding and dignity when dealing with these situations. I think you have to do it this way and thank them for everything they have done for this organization, for the hardness of their work, for the competition. Sometimes words can not express how difficult this transition is when you have to tell these guys that they will no longer be members of the Cleveland Browns.

"I want to thank everyone for what they did, but to go forward, we are now at the strength of 53 players and we are preparing to face the Titans of Tennessee, which should be our only goal. "

Dating back to Thursday, the Browns made four trades, including three with the addition of new players and two runs on Saturday just before the NFL's 16h. Deadline for list cuts.

The Browns have acquired Titan's WR Taywan Taylor in exchange for an undisclosed preliminary pick for 2020. Taylor is 5-115, 205 pounds and is entering his third season in NFL Western Kentucky. Tennessee's initial pick in the third round, Taylor has played 29 games with nine starts. He has 53 career receptions for 697 yards with two touchdowns. Last year, he recorded 37 receptions for 466 yards and one touchdown in 13 competitions.

The Browns also acquired OL Justin McCray and an undisclosed preliminary pick for the year 2020 among the Packers in exchange for an undisclosed preliminary pick for 2020.

McCray is 6-3, 315 pounds and in his third season of the NFL Central Florida. Originally, he had signed Tennessee as a non-traded free agent in 2014, he participated in 25 regular season games with 13 starts. Last year he appeared in 12 games with five starts for the Packers. He joins Wyatt Teller, who spent the training camp with the Bills and was acquired on Thursday as part of a transaction, as the newest addition to the Cleveland offensive line group of 10 people.

"You are trying to improve the back of your list. That's what you're trying to do, "Dorsey said. "I think that with Taywan Taylor, he brings you an element of speed. It gives you an experienced receiver who has been the # 3 receiver for Titans. (Wide receivers coach) Adam Henry will do a magnificent job of type by making him aware of how this offense is handled. He will have some difficulties on the road in terms of learning. It's hard to digest all this book in one go, so I do not think you give it to him at the same time.

And then, when you add Teller, Teller is a movement of depth. And then, when you add Justin McCray, it's a deep movement. So you try to stabilize your base and make it as solid as you can, because the season is long. All players currently in the line have played in the National Football League and have started a few games. So it's a good thing to be there because now you have versatility and these line players are versatile and can play several positions. That's all you're really looking for at this point. "

Last year, the Browns accumulated more experience in the lineup, but they will be recruited among the beginners in 2019. Austin Seibert, fifth round pick in the 2019 draft, finished the pre-season with Six consecutive goals and Jamie Gillan, a Scotsman, who signed with the Browns as an un-traded free agent, has handled all the punches in the last two preseason games.

"I think what this reflects is that we are comfortable with where we are with these two young guys.I think they've demonstrated their ability to "We knew what Greg Joseph was and we knew what Britton Colquitt was as a player, and that's why we gave these guys those two guys." playing games because we really did not know how they would react under pressure.I thought that they had done a very good job in taking up the challenge, in accepting it and in achieving that goal.I think that the organization is excited for the two young men.I think we have full confidence in their abilities.

"You want to thank a veteran like Britton Colquitt for all he did for the Cleveland Browns and would like to thank Greg Joseph for all he did. As I told Greg, just because he was selected does not mean that he succeeds automatically, OK? We are going to have a competition and it was a very good competition. And this is also the case of the boat ride. That's why we're talking about increasing competition. That's why you have these battles. Because these two young guys made this very difficult decision and I'm happy to know where we are in the game. "

Cleveland returns two of his three-fourths last season to Baker Mayfield and Drew Stanton. Mayfield, first in the 2018 draft, has begun the last 12 games of his rookie season. Garrett Gilbert was signed in April and led the Browns to the pass during the pre-season.

"I think when it was time for (Gilbert) to shine, he showed that he could get up and that he could deliver," Dorsey said. "You congratulate him on the way he played the game, how he progressed in the pre-season and how quickly he took this offensive system and how much he grew up in his respective roles."

Since the beginning of training camp, coach Freddie Kitchens has called the defensive line potential strengths of the team. Cleveland chose to keep nine players in this unit, including three Pro Bowlers at Garrett, Vernon and Richardson.

Two of the Browns' six linebackers are rookies, but veterans Joe Schobert and Christian Kirksey have played more snaps than most of the past few seasons. They are ready to do the same in 2019.

The rear defensive group Browns consisting of 11 men includes six securities. Throughout the training camp and preseason, the Browns sported many safety aspects and a number of players have the versatility to play at several points in the defensive field.

"I think it shows you where football is going, because passing is an essential part of it, so you can not get enough of high school," Dorsey said. "These background players will have to contribute to special teams and they have proven to be very good team players in all four pre-season games and could help this team unit. Specials to progress, because it gave you an element of speed. and that's what you're looking for in special teams nowadays. "

The Browns can make other trips within their team over the next few days via waiver requests and free agent signatures. They will also seek to build a training team of 10 people.

"Hopefully, while we're going to work tonight, maybe we can get those stones back and see if we can find a player or two to help the team," Dorsey said.

Quarterbacks (3): Baker Mayfield, Drew Stanton and Garrett Gilbert

The halves (3): Nick Chubb, Ernest Johnson's Dontrell Hilliard