Browns sign RB Brian Hill to practice squad

Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports The Cleveland Browns found themselves in need of a healthy running back on Wednesday after placing Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton on the COVID-19 list.

To that end, Cleveland signed running back Brian Hill to the practice squad, one of several transactions on the day.

Cleveland makes a series of moves before getting back to the practice fields Wednesday.

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) November 9, 2021 The 6-foot-1 and 216-pound Hill was a fifth-round selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent a short time as a rookie with the Falcons before the Cincinnati Bengals signed him off of Atlanta’s practice squad.

Hill did not make much of an impression…