The Cleveland Browns are adding a new receiver to the mix, promoting Kaden Davis to the active roster.
The Browns officially announced the move on Wednesday. Davis went undrafted in 2022 and has since bounced around. He’s spent time with the Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals on the practice squad. He spent 2023 playing for the Michigan Panthers in the USFL.
Davis spent part of last year and this season on the Browns’ practice squad. He’s been elevated for one game, recording 14 snaps on special teams. Davis also appeared in one game last season.
The Browns don’t expect Davis to be a significant contributor in their wide receiver corps, which features Jerry Jeudy, Isaiah Bond and Cedric Tillman. But he’ll provide depth to the unit, which has struggled for most of this season. If he can continue to make an impact in practice, he might earn himself some targets on game day.
The Browns’ offense has not been able to get going this season, averaging just 16.2 points per game. The production from the team’s wide receivers has been especially troubling. In Week 8, wide receivers accounted for just two targets in a 32-13 loss to the New England Patriots.
The Browns shifted play-callers during the bye week and Jeudy was a beneficiary of the change. Jeudy notched six catches for 78 yards and his first touchdown of the season. He had entered the matchup with just 22 receptions over eight games.
“I think they’re doing a good job of trying to get me going, start the game off and just continue on that momentum,” Jeudy said.
Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel has stressed the importance of getting Jeudy involved as the team’s top receiver. Week 10 was the first time Jeudy looked closer to the Pro Bowl talent he was last season.
“Jerry’s a great player, and want to continue to do that and he played great,” Gabriel said. “I want to get the ball to the best players on our team. That would be the emphasis forever.”
Jeudy is also working on strengthening his connection with Gabriel.
“The more we work with each other, the more confident and the more chemistry we have,” Jeudy said. “So consistency is key. So every day in practice, every week in the game, I see him getting better, and that’s all we could ask for, improvement.”
The Browns’ wide receiver group has yet to be at full strength this season, a tough reality given the lack of proven depth at the position. Tillman returned on Sunday against the Jets, but rookie Isaiah Bond was out with a foot injury.
Tillman appeared in Cleveland’s first four games, posting 11 catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns before suffering a hamstring injury against the Detroit Lions. He was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 30, designated for return on Nov. 3, and made his comeback against the Jets.
Tillman finished with two receptions for 11 yards in the loss, but his presence was felt. He narrowly missed hauling in a leaping catch early in the game that could have been a momentum-shifting play.
Bond logged limited reps in practice this week. If he’s able to suit up, the Browns could finally get their first look at a full receiving corps when they face the Ravens on Sunday.
Detroit Lions rookie defensive end Ahmed Hassanein had the opportunity to join any NFL team.
After his preseason injury resulted in the team waiving him with an injury settlement, the former sixth-round pick did not leave Metro Detroit.
He remained to rehab and to watch a competitive football team win six of their first nine games to start the 2025 season.
Speaking with reporters after practice on Wednesday, Hassanein expressed the difficulties he faced being away from the game, but also the renewed passion to grow as a football player and to develop wtih the team that took the chance and drafted him.
“He (Hassanein’s agent) was telling me like, ‘Oh, 31 was wanting you on the practice squad.’ Because I don’t count as a player. I was like, ‘Man, I’m not going anywhere.’ I want to stay here, because these people believe in me, and I’m going to give it all I got,” Hassanein said. “Loyalty is a big thing for me. And man, I want to just want give it the best.”
There were tough moments, but having football taken away from him gave the young defender more appreciation for the opportunity that now awaits him.
“It’s a blessing to be back here, and just to be able to have teammates,” said Hassanein. “And man, just to say good morning to everybody. Have coaching and being coached again, sitting in a team meeting. And it’s been a blessing, you know. And I truly grew from it. I feel like this is a really good thing that happened to me. I’m gonna look at it, at that positive side, and just take it one day at a time, and just continue to get better and continue to attack every single day.”
Watching from afar gave the former Boise State Broncos defensive end even more resolve the team was going to eventually win a Super Bowl.
“Man, this is a Super Bowl team. This team, I truly believe they’re going to win a Super Bowl,” said Hassanein. “It’s a competitive roster. And man everybody wants to give their best. And everybody wants to come to work happy and positive and wants to get better and wants to compete. So, anytime you have that environment, man, I got fired up today when I heard coach Campbell was like, ‘Man, we wanted Philly for so long.’ And I was like, ‘Yes.’ I was like, I wanted that feeling.
“It’s a blessing, man, just to be able to stay in the team meeting again and and just to have that experience, it means everything to me,” Hassanein added. “I just want to give it all I got. And I want to help this team do whatever it takes to win. Even be on scout team, being whatever. Like honestly, being whatever to just help my teammates and just be the best version of myself.”