Browns rookie safety Derrick Kindred broke his ankle while away from the team last week and is out for the season.
A fourth-round pick last April, Kindred made five starts and had played in all 12 games. Browns Coach Hue Jackson said Kindred suffered the injury while working out.
Jackson told reporters that Kindred would be placed on the non-football injury list. Later Wednesday, the Browns signed safety Trae Elson.
Kindred had been starting at safety alongside Ed Reynolds. Second-year player Ibraheim Campbell is listed behind Kindred on the team’s unofficial depth chart.