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00:00 The Browns' initial 53-man roster is now set,
00:02 and the team made some pretty big moves
00:04 leading up to this deadline.
00:06 The first big move was the decision
00:08 to release kicker Cade York.
00:10 The team made a pretty big statement
00:12 when they decided to release their fourth-round pick kicker,
00:15 and it shows that they have very high expectations
00:19 for this season.
00:20 The Browns' new kicker, Dustin Hopkins,
00:22 was acquired in a trade with the Chargers,
00:24 where the Browns sent back a seventh-round pick.
00:27 Hopkins is a veteran, which may be just what the Browns need
00:30 at this position.
00:31 Fan-favorite wide receiver Austin Watkins
00:34 did not make the Browns' initial 53-man roster,
00:37 but he did later sign back to the Browns' practice squad.
00:41 With the announcement that Marquise Goodwin
00:42 was able to return, that definitely
00:44 changed some things in the Browns' wide receiver group.
00:47 They also only decided to keep six receivers
00:50 on the active roster, so that left guys like Watkins
00:52 and Jalen Darden to start the year on the Browns' practice
00:55 squad.
00:56 Anything can happen throughout the year, though,
00:58 so it is nice to have a guy like Watkins still in Cleveland.
01:02 A notable signing to the Browns' practice squad
01:04 is offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood,
01:06 who was recently cut by the Chicago Bears.
01:09 The Las Vegas Raiders had just drafted Alex Leatherwood
01:12 in 2021 in the first round.
01:15 There is a lot of upside there, and if anyone
01:17 is going to turn a former first-round pick
01:20 into a legitimate player in this league,
01:22 that is going to be Browns offensive line coach Bill
01:25 Callahan.
01:26 Both of the undrafted free agents
01:28 who were talked about all preseason, Hickman and Diabate,
01:31 made the initial 53-man roster.
01:34 They were both feel-good stories, Hickman coming undrafted
01:36 out of Ohio State and Diabate coming undrafted out of Utah.
01:41 They both worked really hard all summer
01:43 and proved that if you can put in the work
01:45 and make plays in the preseason, you just might be rewarded.
01:50 There weren't too many other surprises on the active roster
01:53 otherwise.
01:53 It's really all about preparing for week one now.
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