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The Browns' transaction wire keeps filling in the offseason roster edges

Official Browns transaction rows show a spring run of signings, re-signings and tender follow-through, which matters because the paperwork is what actually puts players into the offseason mix.

Updated Apr 22, 2026, 9:40 PM Roster Moves

What happened

The Browns' official transaction wire has been busy with the kind of spring paperwork that quietly shapes the offseason roster. On April 6, Cleveland signed six previously tendered exclusive rights free agents — TE Brenden Bates, WR Malachi Corley, LB Winston Reid, LS Rex Sunahara, K Andre Szmyt and WR Jamari Thrash — and also logged a separate signing for CB Myles Bryant. Earlier March rows added names such as WR Tylan Wallace and S Daniel Thomas while re-signing players including DT Sam Kamara and TE Blake Whiteheart, giving the Browns a clearer official record of who stayed in the mix.

Why it matters

For Browns fans, the transaction wire is the part that actually counts because it marks which moves made it onto the club's books instead of just hovering as offseason chatter. That matters on the margins of the roster, where tenders, re-signings and one-off additions can tell you who is still alive in the competition heading toward the next phase of team building. What it does not do is settle role, ranking, contract value or future plans; the Browns have officially changed the paperwork, not explained the pecking order.

Timeline

  1. Browns transaction: Tendered TE Brenden Bates, WR Malachi Corley, LB Winston Reid, LS Rex Sunahara, K Andre Szmyt and WR Jamari Thrash Cleveland Browns Transactions
  2. Browns transaction: Signed CB Myles Bryant Cleveland Browns Transactions
  3. Browns transaction: Signed tendered exclusive rights free agents TE Brenden Bates, WR Malachi Corley, LB Winston Reid, LS Rex Sunahara, K Andre Szmyt and WR Jamari Thrash Cleveland Browns Transactions
  4. Browns transaction: Signed WR Tylan Wallace Cleveland Browns Transactions
  5. Browns transaction: Re-signed DT Sam Kamara Cleveland Browns Transactions
  6. Browns transaction: Re-signed TE Blake Whiteheart Cleveland Browns Transactions
  7. Browns transaction: Signed S Daniel Thomas Cleveland Browns Transactions