Also, remember that this is just the “initial” 53-man roster. That will allow them to bring back one of the guys they cut - perhaps Lee or one of their defensive linemen. Remember that Cleveland will free up one roster spot soon, when they place LB Jacob Phillips on IR.The player who helped his stock the most was DT Malik McDowell, who is a dark horse to be the steal of the offseason. It would be great if Billings played like he used to in Cincy as a solid rotational player. The team opted to keep Billings - which doesn’t surprise me necessarily, that was kind of my “let me try to get creative” cut. He was a final cut too, though, as was Day. When it was announced that Gustin was cut, people assumed that it meant DE Joe Jackson was making the roster. As expected, the defensive line was the toughest unit to predict.Cleveland is starting things off by carrying 10 offensive linemen, which is something I think a few people called me out on being too many (humble brag). ![]() The three players who I projected to make the roster but were cut were: DT Porter Gustin, DT Sheldon Day, and LB Elijah Lee. ![]() The three players who I projected to get cut but made the roster were: DT Andrew Billings, LB Malcolm Smith, and CB M.J.So, depending on whether you want to trust me on that, I would’ve had 50-of-53 players correct. Even though I didn’t announce it on the site, after the third preseason game, I made one change in my head: I decided that I was removing WR JoJo Natson and putting RB D’Ernest Johnson on the final 53. ![]()
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