The familiarity between the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns extends beyond coaches Bill Belichick, Billy Yates and Chad O’Shea on the sidelines.
Nine players between the active rosters and practice squads have been a member of both locker rooms.
Here’s a glance through those ties heading into Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Gillette Stadium.
CLEVELAND
Isaiah Zuber, wide receiver — The Browns announced the addition of Zuber, a member of the Patriots’ 2020 undrafted class, to the practice squad on Tuesday. The 24-year-old wideout by way of Kansas State and Mississippi State spent his rookie season on New England’s practice squad and appeared in four games as both a standard elevation and Covid-19 replacement.