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Cleveland Browns signed an undrafted free agent that the rest of the NFL forgot to draft

The 2024 NFL Draft is now in the rearview mirror but that does not mean that teams are done adding talented rookies.  Undrafted free agents are all over the NFL and two even made the Cleveland Browns roster last season.

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Thomas Moore

Browns receive mid-level grades for 2024 draft class

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GM Andrew Berry had his eye on developmental players, which did not exactly impress NFL media members.

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry took a measured approach to the 2024 NFL Draft.

Without a first-round selection for the third consecutive year as part of the trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson, which was finally marked “paid in full” this weekend, Berry opted to look to the future while making six...

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3 overreactions to the Browns’ 2024 NFL Draft class

The Cleveland Browns did not make a trade in the 2024 NFL Draft and stayed at all six of their scheduled selections to add new talent to the roster for the upcoming season and beyond.

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Meet Up! Get to know new Browns OG Zak Zinter from high school to a national title and more

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There is an immediate need for guard depth and future development 

The Cleveland Browns went into the 2024 NFL draft with six draft picks. In rounds two and three, GM Andrew Berry stood pat and did not participate in any trades. Berry is known as not only a trader but a shrewd broker of Cleveland’s future.

The Browns drafted Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Hall, Jr. in the second round. In Round 3, they had the #85 pick. Berry was...

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Jared Mueller

Browns 2025 NFL draft picks list including a 1st round pick

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The return of a 1st rounder and three extra picks on Day 3

The 2024 NFL draft is officially behind us. The Cleveland Browns added six players with their six selections. How many will make the team’s loaded roster remains to be seen but DT Michael Hall Jr. and OL Zak Zinter lead this year’s draft class for the team.

With the Deshaun Watson trade now complete, the Browns enter the 2024 season with a first-round pick available in the upcoming NFL draft....

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Jared Mueller

Browns 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Way too early but fun to have a 1st Round pick again

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The 2025 NFL draft is 362 days away (probably), but it is time for next year’s Browns mock draft

The Cleveland Browns, and their fanbase, head into 2024 with expectations of a team that is ready to compete for the AFC North title and more. With all of the resources, including the Deshaun Watson trade, poured into the roster, the Browns must make the playoffs, at a minimum, to make it all worth it.

Gone are the days when the next NFL draft was going...

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Sunday Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/28/24)

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More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Sunday Dawg Chow.

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The Deshaun Watson trade is finally, officially, complete (Thomas Moore) - The Cleveland Browns swung a deal in March 2022 to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans. While the Browns still have three years to go on Watson’s current contract, the draft pick portion of the deal was finally...

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Browns NFL Draft Profile: DT Jowon Briggs

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The team selected Briggs in the 7th round on Saturday

The Cleveland Browns selected Cincinnati defensive tackle Jowon Briggs with the 243rd pick in the 7th round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

The team added two defensive tackles this weekend, with Briggs being Cleveland’s last selection of the draft. He’s a scrappy, one-gapping defensive tackle who plays with a good amount of energy and grit at the point of attack.

Cleveland now has a...

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Thomas Moore

2024 NFL Draft: Cleveland Browns pick DT Jowon Briggs at No. 243

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Cleveland adds another depth piece at defensive tackle with selection of Cincinnati’s Jowon Briggs.

The Cleveland Browns - to the surprise of many - made their second seventh-round selection by picking defensive tackle Jowon Briggs from Cincinnati.

Related: Browns bring in defensive tackle for predraft visit

Briggs is the Browns’ fourth Day 3 pick, joining wide receiver Jamari Thrash, linebacker Nathaniel Watson, and cornerback...

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Jowon Briggs NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Cleveland Browns DL

HEIGHT: 6'1½" WEIGHT: 313 HAND: 9?" ARM: 32¼" WINGSPAN: 78¾" 40-YARD DASH: 5.00 3-CONE: 7.53 SHUTTLE: 4.71 VERTICAL: 26" BROAD: 8'8" POSITIVES — Posted good…

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2024 NFL Draft: Cleveland Browns pick LB Nathaniel Watson at No. 206

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Mississippi State linebacker put up big tackling numbers in college, but he will need to make his mark on special teams if he wants to stick in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Browns used the first of their two sixth-round draft picks on Saturday to select linebacker Nathaniel Watson from Mississippi State.

The 6-foot-2 and 233-pound Watson was the No. 206 overall selection and the second of Cleveland’s Day 3 picks, joining Louisville...

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NFL draft: Browns linebacker depth chart after Nathaniel Watson selection

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Cleveland’s LB group has seen a lot of changes this offseason including a new addition in the NFL draft

After waiting two hours since the team took WR Jamari Thrash in the fourth round of the NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns were back on the clock in the sixth round. After adding two players to the lines in DT Michael Hall Jr. and OL Zak Zinter, GM Andrew Berry went to the second level of the defense by selecting LB Nathaniel Watson with his fourth...

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Browns NFL Draft Profile: Nathaniel Watson

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The Browns selected Watson in the 6th round on Saturday

The Cleveland Browns selected Mississippi State Linebacker Nathaniel Watson with the 206th overall pick in the 6th round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

The team added much-needed depth at the linebacker position in Nathaniel Watson, and he has the potential to develop into a solid rotational or sub-package option within a year or two. His unique pass-rushing ability gives the team versatility at the...

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Chris Pokorny

2024 NFL Draft: Cleveland Browns pick CB Myles Harden at No. 227

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Cleveland adds a defensive back to begin the seventh round.

With the 227th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected CB Myles Harden (6-0, 201 lbs) from South Dakota. He is the Browns’ third Day 3 pick, having been selected in the seventh round.

Scouting Reports

Here is a scouting report from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, who had Harden as his 22nd-ranked cornerback on his board and a projected 5th-round...

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Cleveland Browns - List of Undrafted Free Agents Reportedly Signed

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The NFL Draft is just about over, but the Browns will still have work to do!

The NFL Draft might be ending, but the fun hasn’t ended yet. The media, along with the players themselves, are about to start reporting on the undrafted free agents who teams are trying to sign. Listed below will be players who have been rumored to have been contacted and signed by the Cleveland Browns. Also, use this as an open thread to discuss any players we sign, or...

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Jamari Thrash 2024 NFL Draft: Combine Results, Scouting Report For Cleveland Browns WR

The 2024 NFL Draft is here, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information.  Here's our report on Jamari Thrash.

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Nathaniel Watson NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Cleveland Browns LB

HEIGHT: 6'2" WEIGHT: 233 HAND: 9?" ARM: 32?" WINGSPAN: 81" 40-YARD DASH: 4.63 3-CONE: N/A SHUTTLE: N/A VERTICAL: 31" BROAD: 9'3" POSITIVES — Highly productive…

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Myles Harden NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Cleveland Browns CB

HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 195 HAND: 9?" ARM: 29?" WINGSPAN: 74" 40-YARD DASH: 4.50 3-CONE: 6.88 SHUTTLE: 3.98 VERTICAL: 35.5" BROAD: 9'10" POSITIVES — Able to…

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Browns' Zinter, Hall 'brothers now' despite rivalry

New Browns guard Zak Zinter said there are no hard feelings about an injury he suffered when new Browns DT Michael Hall Jr. fell into him during last year's Ohio State-Michigan game.

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Jared Mueller

NFL draft: Browns WR depth chart after Jamari Thrash selection

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A deep receiver draft, Cleveland added Louisville’s top pass catcher

After three hours on Day 3 of the 2024 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns were finally on the clock. Despite GM Andrew Berry’s history of trading picks during the draft, he stood pat for the third time by selecting WR Jamari Thrash from the Louisville Cardinals.

Thrash joins DT Michael Hall Jr. and OL Zak Zinter as the first three new Browns players with Berry having three more...

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