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The Browns promoted wide receiver Mario Alford from the practice squad to their active roster on Saturday.

Alford was signed to the Browns’ practice squad earlier this week. He spent four weeks earlier this season on the Jets’ practice squad.

He was a seventh-round pick of the Bengals in 2015, when Browns coach Hue Jackson was the Bengals’ offensive coordinator. Alford played in one game for the Bengals last season.

The speedy Alford could get a chance to return kicks and the punts for the Browns. The return game is one of several areas in which the Browns have struggled this season.