The Cleveland Browns have made a significant alteration to the roster, cutting ties with former Pro Bowl quarterback Tyler Huntley.
Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reported the news on Thursday morning, August 29.
“The Browns are releasing QB Tyler Huntley, a source said,” Oyefusi posted to X. “Cleveland kept 4 QBs on its initial roster. Now it’s Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston and Dorian Thompson-Robinson.”
Huntley and Thompson-Robinson were engaged in a high-level competition for the team’s third-string spot over the last several weeks, as both played exceptionally well during the preseason.
Most recently, Thompson-Robinson completed 11-of-20 passes for 115 yards and a TD against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of the Browns’ final preseason game on August 24. Huntley upped him in the second half, tossing 3 TD passes and gaining 146 yards through the air on 17-of-22 passing.
But Huntley — a former Pro Bowler with the Baltimore Ravens in 2022 — didn’t do enough to unseat Thompson-Robinson, who the Browns picked in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft and who had a second consecutive breakout preseason this summer.
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