BEREA – The Browns ended the first draft under CEO Joe Banner and general manager Michael Lombardi by taking offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey from Chadron State with pick No. 227. The Browns ended the draft with two seventh-round selections from Division II colleges. Outside linebacker Armonty Bryant was picked at No. 217. Gilkey (6-foot-6, 318 [...]
NFL Draft Day 3: Browns select OLB Armonty Bryant in 7th round
BEREA – The Browns took little-known Armonty Bryant in the seventh round, the No. 217 overall pick. Bryant (6-4, 263 pounds) projects as an outside linebacker. He finished his career at East Central University in Oklahoma, a Division II school. He was arrested on a felony charge of marijuana distribution in a school zone. He [...]
Draft notes: Bryant brings baggage to Browns
BEREA — The Cleveland Browns used the word character several times when discussing first-round draft pick Barkevious Mingo. It didn’t come up much after they selected Armonty Bryant with the No. 217 pick in the seventh round Saturday. Bryant bounced from Abeline Christian to Cisco Junior College (Texas) — due to “academic issues” — and [...]
Browns looking for big hits from Slaughter
BEREA — The jury is out on whether Cleveland scored a big hit with their top pick of Day 3 of the NFL Draft. But Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter wants Browns fans to know they are definitely getting a big hitter. “I was like the first person to knock the quarterback’s helmet off in [...]
NFL Draft Day 3: Browns trade another draft pick for selection in 2014
BEREA – The Browns have yet to make a selection on the third day of the NFL Draft. Instead, they traded their fourth- and fifth-round picks for third- and fourth-round choices in 2014. Cleveland sent pick No. 111 to Pittsburgh, then No. 139 to Indianapolis. The Browns’ next selection is scheduled for No. 175. They’ve [...]
NFL Draft Day 3: Browns trade pick No. 111 to Steelers for 3rd-rounder next year
BEREA – The Browns traded out of the fourth round, and they sent the pick to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Browns on the clock at No. 111 – the 14th pick of the fourth round – they sent the selection to the Steelers in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014. The Browns’ [...]
NFL Draft Day 2: Oberlin High grad Hugh Thornton goes to Colts in 3rd round
Hugh Thornton will have someone exciting to block for in the NFL. And his family won’t have far to go to watch him do it. Thornton, an Oberlin High School graduate, was picked by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the draft Friday, No. 86 overall. He’s expected to play guard and compete [...]
NFL Draft Day 2: Browns select cornerback Leon McFadden in 3rd round, trade for WR Davone Bess
BEREA – Leon McFadden was surprised the Browns picked him Friday in the third round, No. 68 overall, because they didn’t have much predraft conversation. “I didn’t know their interest in me at all,” he said. If he’d been aware of their need for a cornerback, he might’ve expected the phone to ring. The Browns [...]
NFL Draft Day 2: Barkevious Mingo overcame mom’s fear of football to become first-round pick
BEREA — At first Barbara Johnson was afraid to watch son Barkevious Mingo play the game that would eventually make him a millionaire. Then she was scared he would hurt the other kids. She’s gotten over it. “I’ve seen what he can do,” Johnson said Friday when asked if she’s worried about him in the [...]
Browns draft cornerback Leon McFadden in third round
BEREA – The Browns addressed a need and took San Diego State cornerback Leon McFadden with the No. 68 pick in the NFL Draft. The Browns drafted LSU pass rusher Barkevious Mingo at No. 6, then didn’t pick again until the third round. The second-round pick was spent on receiver Josh Gordon in last year’s [...]
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