Browns waive TE Dae'Quan Wright; if he clears, he's headed to LSU
Cleveland is waiving tight end Dae'Quan Wright, and if he clears waivers he has a 2026 agreement to play at LSU — a rare NFL-to-college path that, per reporting, may be the first of its kind.
The Cleveland Browns are waiving tight end Dae'Quan Wright, and if he clears waivers he already has a plan for 2026 that breaks the usual NFL-to-college mold: an agreement to play for LSU this season, per agents Drew Rosenhaus and Kyle Lincoln. The Browns' decision to move on comes as Wright, a 2025 rookie who spent the offseason and camp in Cleveland, heads back to the college game.
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): History: the Browns are waiving tight end Dae’Quan Wright and, if he clears waivers, he has an agreement in place for the 2026 season to play for LSU, per agents Drew Rosenhaus and Kyle Lincoln. Wright is believed to be the first player who could play for an NFL team, and then go back to play in college.
Per reporting, Wright is believed to be the first player who could suit up for an NFL team and then return to college football — a path that has become thinkable only in the current transfer-portal era. There are a handful of players currently in training camp, or already cut from camp rosters, who are in the transfer portal; Wright is now the first to fully commit to a college team again. For LSU, it is a headline portal addition. For the Browns, it is a roster move wrapped in an unusual footnote.
The transaction also underscores how fluid the back end of Cleveland's roster remains as the preseason winds down. Wright's waiver means the tight end room gets thinner at the margins even as the team deals with a far more significant loss on the edge, where Alex Wright's season-ending Achilles tear pushed the front office into the veteran pass-rush market.