Cleveland Browns Transactions - 2012
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 14, 2012 | Signed LB Emmanuel Acho, LB JoJo Dickson and RB Adonis Thomas. Waived RB Armond Smith. Placed LB Andrew Sweat on the reserve/retired list. |
| May 12, 2012 | Signed OL Mitchell Schwartz, DL John Hughes, WR Travis Benjamin, LB James-Michael Johnson, OL Ryan Miller, DL Billy Winn, DB Trevin Wade and FB Brad Smelley. |
| May 9, 2012 | Signed DB Mike Allen, OL Jake Anderson, DB Johnson Bademosi, OL Matt Cleveland, WR Josh Cooper, DB Emanuel Davis, LB L.J. Fort, OL Garth Gerhart, DB Tashaun Gipson, DL William Green, DB Antwuan Reed, WR Bert Reed, WR Jermaine Saffold, OL J.B. Shugarts and LB Andrew Sweat. |
| May 2, 2012 | Claimed P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville. |
| May 2, 2012 | Claimed P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 17, 2012 | Announced WR Jordan Norwood has signed his tender as an exclusive rights player. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 19, 2012 | Announced K Phil Dawson signed his one-year tender as the team's franchise player. |
| March 16, 2012 | Released DE Jayme Mitchell. |
| March 15, 2012 | Signed DE Frostee Rucker to a five-year contract. Re-signed OL Oniel Cousins and TE Alex Smith. Announced DL Brian Schaefering signed his tender as an exclusive rights player. |
| March 14, 2012 | Released G Eric Steinbach. |
| March 14, 2012 | Released G Eric Steinbach. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 27, 2012 | Signed LB D'Qwell Jackson to a multiyear contract extension. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 23, 2012 | Named Tim Hauck defensive backs coach. |
| January 18, 2012 | Named Nolan Cromwell senior offensive assistant. |
| January 3, 2012 | Signed OL Dominic Alford, OL Stanley Daniels, OL Jarrod Shaw, LB Craig Robertson, DB David Sims, RB Armond Smith, WR Owen Spencer and K Jeff Wolfert. |
