Browns make 2 roster moves, reversing 2 moves made last week

The Cleveland Browns will open up OTAs on Tuesday in Berea but haven’t stopped making adjustments to their roster all offseason. Last Sunday, the Browns signed QB Jacob Sirmon after he participated in the team’s rookie minicamp as a tryout player.

The 6-foot-5 and 230-pound Sirmon took a winding route through his college career, starting out at the University of Washington in 2019 before transferring to Central Michigan for the 2021 season.

Something must have happened in the eight days since Sirmon signed because Cleveland waived the quarterback on Monday. It is possible that the team feels more confident in the health of Deshaun Watson and/or Dorian Thompson-Robinson going into OTAs.

Two days after signing Sirmon, the Browns released kicker Lucas Havrisik. With Dustin Hopkins and Cade York on the roster, and limited kicking drills during OTAs, the release made sense. It is possible that Cleveland wants to ease Hopkins back into kicking after his season ended early last year due to injury.

Neither Sirmon or Havrisik is expected to make the team’s 53-man roster but GM Andrew Berry is always making moves looking for the right fit for his 90-man roster in the offseason.