The Cleveland Browns season is over, but that doesn’t mean the team will take time off to prepare for 2024.
Cleveland signed nine players to reserve/future contracts, meaning their contracts will go into effect when the new league year begins. They can also join the Browns’ practices when those begin in the spring. A 10th player is reportedly weighing his options before signing the contract.
Most of the players the Browns added have previous history with the team. Here is a quick breakdown of all 10 players.
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Darden joined the Browns off waivers on Dec. 7, 2022. He was waived ahead of the 2023 season but joined the team’s practice squad for the 2023 season. Darden was originally a fourth-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022.
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Gray spent most of the 2023 season on the Browns practice squad before making his NFL debut in Week 18. He recorded five tackles and two defended pass in the loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Gray went undrafted in 2022 but spent time with the New Orleans Saints’ and Los Angeles Rams’ practice squads.
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Kelly Jr. has spent the past three seasons on the Browns practice squad after he spent two seasons with the Rams.
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The Browns signed Mitchell-Paden as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and he spent the past two seasons on and off the team’s practice squad.
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Murray is an eight-year veteran who’s spent time on 10 different teams’ practice squads, including the Browns. Cleveland signed him in November to their practice squad after the Tennessee Titans released him.
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Phelps went undrafted out of Kansas this spring and was signed to the Browns practice squad before start of the 2023 season.
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Thomas III went undrafted out of Georgia Tech this spring and was signed to the Browns practice squad before start of the 2023 season.
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The Browns drafted Thomas in the seventh round in 2022. He played 10 games as a rookie where he recorded 10 combined tackles, one sack, two quarterback hits and two defended passes.
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