Cleveland Browns sign WR Ed Eagan

The Cleveland Browns signed wide receiver Ed Eagan and waived injured wide receiver Rannell Hall on Sunday.

The Cleveland Browns, apparently not comfortable with only having 11 wide receivers on the roster, signed wide receiver Ed Eagan on Sunday.

To make room on the roster, the club placed wide receiver Rannell Hall on the waived/injured list. Hall, who was having an impressive training camp, suffered a season-ending broken leg Friday night against the Green Bay Packers.

The Browns announced the moves on their website.

Related: Rannell Hall lost for the season

The 5-foot-10 and 192-pound Eagan was originally signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern State. He finished his four-year collegiate career as the career leader in receptions (177) and yards (2,228) for the Demons, while also adding four touchdowns as a punt and kickoff returner.

He is also the school’s career leader in all-purpose yardage (5,651), kickoff return yardage (2,922), kickoff returns (125), single-season receptions (73), single-season kickoff return yards (1,045) and single-season kickoff attempts (45), single-game receiving yardage (238) and is tied for the lead for most receptions in a game (13).

According to his draft profile at NFL.com:

"Eagan’s ability to return kicks and punts could loom large as he attempts to fight for a roster spot this summer and into the fall. While Eagan might lack the size or speed to excite evaluators enough to draft him, scouts see him as a quality football player who has a chance to put himself in the mix for a roster spot if he can also convince a team that he has special teams value."

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With so many wide receivers already crowding the roster, the Browns could be looking at Eagan to help out in the return game. Raheem Mostert did not look very comfortable returning punts against the Packers, and while Corey Coleman offers a dynamic option, putting your prize rookie back on punt returns may not hold much appeal to Hue Jackson.

“They all say that special teams is going to help me stick to a team and not just get picked up or drafted but actually stick to a team,” Eagan told The Times-Picayune in April. “It’s going to be special teams. The difference between me and a lot of other people is that I can use do special teams but I can contribute in the slot too.”

The Browns only have two days of practice before they face the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night in the second preseason friendly, so it will be interesting to see if Eagan has enough time to show the coaches he deserves a shot on the field.