In weekly roster moves, team releases return specialist Clifton Smith and Tampa Bay signs Browns draft pick Larry Asante.
BEREA, Ohio -- In their weekly batch of Browns roster moves, the club promoted receiver Jordan Norwood to the regular roster and waived return specialist Clifton Smith.
Also, Tampa Bay signed safety Larry Asante -- a fifth-round draft pick from Nebraska by the Browns last spring -- off Cleveland's practice squad. Asante was placed on the Browns' practice squad at the end of the preseason schedule and has not played in a game.
Norwood originally was signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was waived on September 5, 2009, and spent 13 weeks on Philadelphia’s practice squad last year.
Norwood was re-signed by the Browns in September and has been on the practice squad for 11 weeks.
The Browns also released offensive lineman John Malecki from the practice squad and signed offensive lineman Phil Trautwein and wide receiver Rod Windsor to the practice squad.