The Cleveland Browns are dealing with a major depth issue on their defensive line, and they further enhanced the issue when they released Chris Smith. Their lack of depth specifically at defensive end has caused Sheldon Richardson to move between tackle and end the past two weeks.
Although the release of Smith made sense because of his poor on-field performance this season, it left a major hole at defensive end. The Browns are rolling out two players who were signed as a free agent or off the practice squad in the past three weeks as their reserves.