There were games against Baltimore and Kansas City where the Browns’ lack of speed on defense was glaring.
The same was true of wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., only he was held out of some of the stuff on the field.
The NFL Players Association wants to do away with these offseason practices, and the teams have complied to an extent in terms of doing less on the field that could lead to injuries.
This week the Browns started Mack Wilson, Anthony Walker and Sione Takitaki at linebacker when they were in a 4-3 defense.
Notre Dame rookie Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Jacob Phillips fit the long, lean and fast profile the Browns favor at linebacker.
Grant Delpit was on the field and seems to be moving well after his season-ending Achilles surgery 10 months ago.
It does seem like rookie Greg Newsome II is set to start at cornerback along with veteran Denzel Ward.
They just bring a different element to the team…they just go hard all the time.
This is a very big, very wide man – even by defensive tackle standards.
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