Mitchell-Paden signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on Monday.
The tight end concluded the season as a member of the team's practice squad. Mitchell-Paden did not appear in a game this season.
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Zaire Mitchell-Paden: Back to practice squad
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Mitchell-Paden reverted to the Browns' practice squad Monday.
Mitchell-Paden was elevated up for Sunday's loss to Baltimore but ended up a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old will now wait for another opportunity to be called up for a game.
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Browns' Zaire Mitchell-Paden: Bumped up from practice squad
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The Browns elevated Mitchell-Paden from their practice squad Saturday, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.
Mitchell-Paden could be active for Sunday's contest against the Ravens, with David Njoku listed as questionable after burning his face and arm in a household accident. If Njoku is out, Mitchell-Paden would figure to slot into a depth tight end role behind Harrison Bryant and Jordan Akins.
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Zaire Mitchell-Paden: Misses cut, lands on practice squad
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Mitchell-Paden was a casualty to final roster cuts Tuesday, but he landed on the Browns' practice squad Wednesday.
Mitchell-Paden spent his rookie campaign on the Browns' practice unit and it is looking like deja vu as he enters his second season. He was competing with Harrison Bryant for the No. 3 tight end role during training camp but ultimately came up short. He will now continue to put the work in at practice while awaiting the opportunity to get called up on a game day.
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Browns' Zaire Mitchell-Paden: Signs new contract with Browns
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Cleveland inked Mitchell-Paden to a reserve/future contract Monday.
Mitchell-Paden ended his rookie season on the Browns' practice squad, having gone undrafted out of Florida Atlantic. He now gets a chance to continue his development with the team.
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Zaire Mitchell-Paden: Joins Cleveland's practice squad
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Mitchell-Paden was signed to the Browns' practice squad Wednesday.
Mitchell-Paden had been cut after signing with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in May, but he went unclaimed on waivers and was subsequently added to the Browns' practice squad. The former Florida Atlantic tight end is more skilled at blocking than catching passes.