Five Browns players, including four starters, were taken off the injured list ahead of Week 1 against the Cowboys

The Cleveland Browns activated their starting offensive tackles Jedrick Wills Jr. and Jack Conklin, as well as reserve safety De’Anthony Bell, starting cornerback Greg Newsome II and starting defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson after they each passed their physicals.

Conklin, Bell, Newsome and Tomlinson will practice for the first time this summer on Tuesday in preparation for Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys. Wills will not practice on Tuesday.

Wills was placed on injured reserve after knee surgery last season. He missed the final nine games of the regular season and the playoff loss to Houston. Conklin suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener against the rival Bengals last year. Conklin has missed 29 regular-season games over the past three seasons. Rookie David Jones replaced Conklin but then suffered a season-ending injury himself. Jones has been working out with the team this preseason.

Germain Ifedi, James Hudson III and Lorenzo Thompson have spent time at left tackle in Wills’ absence.

Newsome missed just three regular season games a year ago but is dealing with a hamstring injury. Bell had two interceptions in his second season with the Browns. Tomlinson is a big part of Cleveland’s interior defense after signing from Minnesota in 2023 free agency.

Cornerback Denzel Ward will remain in the concussion protocol. It was also announced that running back Nick Chubb will remain on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, meaning he will miss the first four weeks of the regular season. Rookie defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. is expected to be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list as he continues to do so. Investigating a domestic incident Between him and his fiancée.

NFL teams must reach the active roster limit of 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cleveland announced the first series of roster cuts as it narrowed the roster to 76 players.