The Browns released Paul Kruger yesterday, and as if almost completely turning over their starting offense and defense wasn't enough, they decided they'd trade away their starting punter, too. Starting kicker from a year ago? Cut. And that was just yesterday.

When the 2016 season opens, Cleveland will have three of the same starting offensive linemen, a tight end, and two defensive players returning from a year ago. Every other starter is new.

The table below shows their starting offense, defense and special teams from Cleveland's Gamebook from Week 1 of the 2015 season, and Where Are They Now? Returning starters, what few they are, are in bold.

CLEVELAND STARTERS, Week 1, 2015
PosPlayerStatus
QBJosh McCownBackup
RBDuke Johnson Jr.Backup
WRTravis BenjaminLeft in FA
WRAndrew HawkinsBackup
TEGary BarnidgeStarter
TEJim DrayCut
LTJoe ThomasStarter
LGJoel BitonioStarter
CAlex MackLeft in FA
RGJohn GrecoStarter
RTMitchell SchwartzLeft in FA
NTDanny SheltonStarter
DERandy StarksCut
DEDesmond BryantInjured
OLBPaul KrugerCut
OLBBarkevious MingoTraded
ILBKarlos DansbyCut
DBK'Waun WilliamsCut
CBJoe HadenStarter
CBTramon WilliamsBackup
FSTashaun GipsonLeft in FA
SSDonte WhitnerCut
PAndy LeeTraded
PKTravis CoonsCut
PRTravis BenjaminLeft in FA
KRShaun DraughnCut

--Andy Richardson