The Cleveland Browns have used up some of their defensive end room, claiming both Cameron Thomas and James Houston off waivers.
Thomas, a former Crush was a third-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL draft. Before the start of the season, the Cardinals traded him to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he did not stay. He racked up three sacks as a rookie, but that's about all he got in his NFL career. He wants to go one step further in Cleveland next door .
Houston, a former sixth-round pick of the Detroit Lions, was left off the roster when the Browns sent veteran Za'Darius Smith north at the trade deadline. After a promising rookie season in which he racked up eight sacks, Houston has struggled to take the field over the past two years, recording just one sack during that span.
With Alex Wright's injury and Smith's trade, the Browns needed a little more depth in the defensive end. You get this in the form of .
To make room for the move, the Browns waived defensive end Elerson Smith.