Browns are without WR Kadarius Toney after mistakes against Steelers

Browns are without WR Kadarius Toney after mistakes against Steelers

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns made several roster moves on Tuesday, including waiving wide receiver Kadarius Toney after two costly fumbles in the team’s 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Toney, who was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster before the game, was penalized with a 15-yard penalty for taunting after catching a punt early in the fourth quarter while the Browns trailed 27-7 . He later botched a punt that the Steelers recovered. He is unlikely to return to the practice squad.

After the loss, which officially eliminated the Browns from playoff contention, coach Kevin Stefanski said the penalty would be “addressed.”

The Browns also placed cornerback Greg Newsome II on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, ending his season. Stefanski said it was the same Achilles tendon that Newsome had surgery on last summer, forcing him to enter training camp on the non-football injured list.

Cleveland also signed wide receivers Kaden Davis and Jaelen Gill, kicker Riley Patterson and offensive tackle Julian Pearl to the practice squad and released defensive tackle Michael Dwumfour from the practice squad.

The Browns’ signing of Patterson comes days after kicker Dustin Hopkins missed two field goals against Pittsburgh. Hopkins, who signed a three-year extension in July, leads the NFL with nine missed field goal attempts this season.

“We’ll work this out with Dustin,” Stefanski said Monday. “This is something I know he can do. We will do it together. He’s a veteran. He has already been through a lot in his career and we will continue to work on that.”

Patterson played in three games for the Browns last season, including the wild-card loss to the Houston Texans, after Hopkins suffered a hamstring injury.

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