Royal Rumble Style Elimination of the Cleveland Browns Players

December 23, 2012; Denver, CO, USA; Cleveland Browns safety Christian Yount (57) on the sidelines during the first half against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

#30: Damien Sandow – Christian Yount – Sandow provides an important role in the WWE, he fights regularly, can seem important but generally noticed only when screwing up. Yount fills a similar role for the Browns. As the long snapper he fills a role regularly but is only noticed when he screws up.

#29: Kane – D’Qwell Jackson – Kane, like Jackson, is a veteran of the WWE. He can still provided important role in storylines, occasionally have a huge run at a title but most of the time he is a steady hand that would not be highly missed, except for the day and week following his release. Jackson could possibly be released this off-season. While he has some talent and his veteran moxxy can play a role on the team, if he is released it would be noticeable for a day or a few weeks  but not much after that.

#28: Alexander Rusev – MarQueis Gray – Rusev was a surprise, young entrant last night. He seems to have a high, unorthodox ceiling. Gray was similar this last season for the Browns. He spent much of his time as the team’s Wildcat QB but also filled the tight end and fullback role. He could become a mainstay on the team or just as easily fall out of the league if he doesn’t build on last year.

#27: R-Truth – Ahtyba Rubin – R-Truth, the former Ron Killings and KQuik, is a veteran, an older veteran that can fill a match, make things interesting but has out worked his usefulness for the company. The company has kept him around as a sign of respect. Rubin has made the most coming from nothing, in NFL terms. Rubin may not have the same graciousness from the Browns as Truth has though and could be released this year.

#26: Jimmy Uso – Edwin Baker – Uso, along with his brother later in this list, has come on strong near the end of the year. Better representatives for the two Uso brothers are Baker and Dion Lewis but since Jay Uso got eliminated later then expected its Baker here and Lewis two spots later. Baker was a late find at the running back position but could easily be replaced by Lewis or a draft pick this year.