The Browns placed Tillman (concussion) on injured reserve Tuesday.
Tillman wasn't much of a factor in the Browns' passing game through the first six games of the campaign, but he saw his production spike with Jameis Winston under center. Over a four-game stretch from Weeks 7 through 11, the second-year wideout produced a 24-302-3 receiving line on 40 targets while playing at least 80 percent of the offensive snaps in every contest. However, after being forced out of the Browns' Week 12 win over the Steelers with a concussion, Tillman has made slow progress through the league's protocols. He's missed each of the Browns' last five games while managing nothing more than limited participation in practice. Tillman should be fully cleared in advance of the offseason program and may have showed enough during his impressive stretch to have a meaningful role in Cleveland's 2025 offense.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Will miss fifth straight game
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Tillman (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
Tillman will miss his fifth consecutive game, as he's been extremely slow to move through the league's concussion protocol. Michael Woods should again start on the outside opposite Jerry Jeudy, with Elijah Moore maintaining his slot role for Cleveland.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Remains limited in practice
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Tillman (concussion) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
Tillman has been slow to move through the NFL's concussion protocol after sustaining the head injury in a Nov. 21 win over the Steelers. He's sat out the Browns' last four games, and despite being a limited participant in both of the team's first two practice sessions of Week 17, he's far from a lock to clear the five-step protocol ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins. Jerry Jeudy (knee/shin) was also limited for the second day in a row while tight end David Njoku (knee) remained a non-participant, so the Browns could be without as many as three key pass catchers this weekend.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Limited in practice Wednesday
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Tillman (concussion) was listed as limited participant on Wednesday's practice estimate, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Tillman is continuing to work his way through the NFL's concussion protocol. The wideout has missed four straight straight games, so his status for Sunday's game against the Dolphins remains uncertain at this point.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Questionable to face Cincinnati
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Tillman (concussion) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Tillman remains in concussion protocol, but the Browns are hopeful he'll be able to play this weekend, per Zac Jackson of The Athletic. Tillman has missed three straight games after being concussed Week 12 against the Steelers. If he's cleared to play Sunday, he steps right back into a prominent role and plus matchup versus Cincinnati. However, the quarterback switch from Jameis Winston to Dorian Thompson-Robinson is a significant downgrade.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Practices, but still in protocol
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Tillman (concussion) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Tillman has missed Cleveland's past three games, and while Wednesday's limited session was a step in the right direction, he has yet to clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, per Cabot. Head coach Kevin Stefanski expressed optimism Monday regarding Tillman's chances of suiting up Sunday against the Bengals, but even if the wideout returns to action, he would be tough to trust in fantasy lineups with the Browns shifting to Dorian Thompson-Robinson under center.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Won't play Sunday
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Tillman (concussion) will be out for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com and Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram report.
Per Petrak, coach Kevin Stefanski relayed Friday that Tillman, who practiced in a limited capacity this week, didn't clear the NFL's concussion protocol. With Tillman still sidelined and tight end David Njoku (hamstring) listed as questionable, the Browns' top healthy pass catchers heading into the weekend are WRs Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Remains limited Thursday
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Tillman (concussion) was limited at practice Thursday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Tillman also was limited Wednesday, but he'll have one more chance to practice fully before Week 15 injury designations are assigned. He's missed the Browns' last two games, but his ability to practice, albeit in a limited fashion, suggests that he has a chance to gain clearance to suit up Sunday against the Chiefs.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Still in protocol
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Tillman remained in the concussion protocol as of Monday, Patrick Warren of the Browns' official site reports.
Tillman, who missed the last two games due to the concussion, will need to advance to full practice participation in addition to gaining clearance from an independent neurologist to have a chance at playing in this Sunday's game against the Chiefs. Michael Woods has been seeing expanded snaps alongside starting receivers Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore thus far in Tillman's absence.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Not practicing Thursday
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Tillman (concussion) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Tillman was also deemed a non-participant in Wednesday's walk-through session, so he'll likely need to practice in some fashion Friday in addition to receiving clearance from an independent neurologist if he's to have any chance of exiting the concussion protocol and suiting up Sunday against the Steelers. While Tillman was sidelined for this past Monday's loss to the Broncos, practice-squad member Michael Woods (64 snaps, three catches for 43 yards on five targets) stepped in and joined starters Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore (shoulder) as the primary replacement for Tillman in three-receiver sets.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Not able to play Monday
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Tillman (concussion) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Broncos, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
Even with the extra few days, Tillman was unable to clear concussion protocol after suffering the injury in last Thursday's win over the Steelers. Jerry Jeudy absorbed some of the workload in Tillman's absence last week, but slot target Elijah Moore might be tasked with more looks given Denver's star cornerback Patrick Surtain will likely follow Jeudy around most of the evening.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Still in concussion protocol
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Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Tillman remains in the NFL's concussion protocol, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
Tillman suffered a concussion in last Thursday's win over the Steelers, but with the wideout still in the protocol, his status will need to be monitored as Monday's game against the Broncos approaches. More information on where Tillman stands in his recovery will come Thursday, when the Browns post their initial Week 13 injury report. If Tillman isn't cleared to play in Denver, Jamari Thrash and practice squad member Kadarius Toney would be candidate to pick up added snaps behind starting wideouts Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Being evaluated for head injury
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Tillman is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Steelers due to a head injury, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.
Tillman took a hard hit late in the third quarter, which was presumably when he suffered the injury. The exact diagnosis is unclear at this time. Prior to his exit, Tillman recorded two receptions on four targets for 28 yards and also lost a fumble.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Notches three catches in Week 11
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Tillman gathered in three of eight targets for 47 yards during Sunday's 35-14 loss at New Orleans.
Prior to the Browns' Week 10 bye, Tillman surpassed 75 receiving yards in three straight games en route to a cumulative 21-255-3 line on 32 targets. The volume still was there for the second-year receiver as QB Jameis Winston aired it out 46 times, but Jerry Jeudy (6-142-1 on 11 targets), David Njoku (9-81-0 on nine targets) and Elijah Moore (6-66-1 on eight targets) were the main beneficiaries this time around. Cleveland has a quick turnaround Thursday against a tough Steelers defense, so Tillman may have his work cut out for him to produce in Week 12.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Week 9 Waiver Priority List
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Tillman is the No. 1 player to add this week, regardless of position, and hopefully, he continues his recent level of play. In two games without Amari Cooper, Tillman has 15 catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 21 targets against Cincinnati and Baltimore, and he scored at least 18.1 PPR points in each outing. He has a tough matchup in Week 9 against the Chargers, but Tillman has emerged as a must-start Fantasy receiver in three-receiver leagues. He's worth adding for at least 15 percent of your remaining FAB. And you can also look at Elijah Moore (4 percent rostered), who has done well without Cooper in the past two games. Over that span, Moore has 14 catches for 126 yards on 18 targets, and he scored 16.5 PPR points in Week 8 against the Ravens in Jameis Winston's first start. Moore is worth adding for 5-10 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Breaks out in Week 7 loss
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Tillman caught eight of 12 targets for 81 yards in Sunday's 21-14 loss to the Bengals in Week 7.
After Cleveland traded Amari Cooper to Buffalo last week, speculation as to which receiver(s) would pick up the available targets mainly focused on Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore and David Njoku. Tillman, to a lesser degree, was also expected to see a bump in activity, but Sunday's results were off the charts. The 2023 third-round pick out of Tennessee entered the contest with just five targets (three catches) and hadn't been thrown to the previous three games. Whether Tillman will continue to see numbers like this going forward is uncertain, a word that also describes the state of the Browns' quarterback situation. Both Deshaun Watson (Achilles') and Dorian Thompson-Robinson (finger) left the game, leaving Jameis Winston to finish out as the emergency quarterback.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Nine target-less snaps in loss
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Tillman was not targeted over nine snaps in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Raiders in Week 4.
The snaps were the fewest of the season for Tillman, who had been above 20 the first three weeks. Perhaps his critical drop in a Week 3 loss to the Giants cost him playing time.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: One catch, one drop in loss
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Tillman caught one of two targets for four yards in Sunday's 21-15 loss to the Giants.
The ball Tillman didn't catch was costly; he dropped a nicely placed pass from Deshaun Watson on fourth down, which turned out to be the Browns' final offensive play. Tillman was filling in for Amari Cooper, who was shaken up on the previous play. If Cooper has a significant injury, that would mean more playing time for Tillman, who has three catches on five targets for nine yards through three weeks.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: One grab in win
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Tillman caught one of two targets for two yards in Sunday's 18-13 win over Jacksonville.
Tillman, who played 26 snaps for the second straight week, had just two of the 27 targets allocated to wideouts in the win. He's fourth on the depth chart, which means limited opportunities behind Amari Cooper (eight targets), Jerry Jeudy (six) and Elijah Moore (eight). Tillman has two receptions on three targets for five yards through two games.
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Browns' Cedric Tillman: Works with starters Saturday
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Tillman caught one of two targets for three yards in Saturday's 23-10 preseason loss to the Packers.
While he didn't make much of an impact, Tillman got the start for Cleveland and both his targets came on the team's opening drive with Jameis Winston under center. The offseason addition of Jerry Jeudy (leg) pushed Tillman down the depth chart at wide receiver, but the 2023 third-round pick still has a chance to overtake Elijah Moore for the No. 3 spot before the regular season begins.
