Browns waive WR Callaway, activate OL Forbes

The Cleveland Browns waived wide receiver Antonio Callaway on Thursday, five days after he was benched for what multiple outlets reported was a late arrival to a home game against the Buffalo Bills. Callaway sat out the 19-16 victory on Sunday, and his replacement, Rashard Higgins, caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

Head coach Freddie Kitchens told reporters on a conference call Monday that Callaway's benching would be only for one game. The coach added, "I don't know if he got the message or not, but I'm not wavering." Callaway, 22, was a fourth-round pick in the draft last year, after the Browns traded up to get him. Most considered him a first-round talent, but legal issues and his dismissal from the team at Florida damaged his draft status.

He totaled 43 catches for 586 yards and six touchdowns in 16 games (11 starts as a rookie) but had just eight catches for 89 yards in four games (two starts) this year, being limited by injuries. The Browns replaced Callaway on the 53-man roster with offensive lineman Drew Forbes, who was activated from injured reserve after sitting out all season thus far with a knee injury.

Forbes, a sixth-round rookie out of Southeast Missouri State, worked at several different positions during the preseason after playing offensive tackle in college. 

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