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May 5, 2016Rumors have been swirling since the completion of the NFL’s three-day selection process, but the Cleveland Browns have finally announced the signing of 11 undrafted free agents who will join the 14 who were selected at rookie minicamp. Think they went light on defense during the NFL Draft? The group of undrafted free agents includes four defensive backs, two defensive linemen, one fullback, one linebacker, one kicker, one offensive lineman and one tight end.
Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | College |
Dominique Alexander | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 4/20/1995 | Oklahoma |
Brad Craddock | K | 6-0 | 186 | 6/24/1992 | Maryland |
Kenya Dennis | DB | 5-11 | 200 | 1/7/1994 | Missouri |
Mikell Everette | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 10/22/1992 | Sam Houston State |
J.P. Holtz | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 8/28/1993 | Pittsburgh |
Tracy Howard | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 4/29/1994 | Miami |
Nile Lawrence-Stample | DL | 6-1 | 320 | 7/14/1992 | Florida State |
Mike Matthews | OL | 6-2 | 300 | 1/27/1994 | Texas A&M |
Kyle Rose | DL | 6-4 | 295 | 10/2/1992 | West Virginia |
Patrick Skov | FB | 6-0 | 235 | 7/21/1992 | Georgia Tech |
A.J. Stamps | DB | 5-11 | 195 | 3/2/1994 | Kentucky |
Players worth noting:
- Alexander started 35 of his 38 games played at Oklahoma…Totaled 290 career tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles, three passes defensed and one interception. He was named to All-Big 12 First Team in 2015 and All-Big 12 Second Team in 2014.
- Craddock is a native of Austrailia who won the Lou Groza award in 2014. He earned First Team All-Big Ten and All-American honors that same year.
- Dennis has the size and numbers that could make the cut at the next level, totaling 96 tackles, 18 passes defensed and two interceptions in 26 games at Missouri.
- Holtz started 48 of 52 career games played at Pittsburgh. He totaled 81 career receptions for 931 yards and 11 touchdowns, serving as a captain his senior year.
- Lawrence-Stample stared in 12 of his 13 games last season, recording 71 tackles from the nose tackle slot.
- Matthews is the son of Bruce and nephew of Clay. His two brothers play in the NFL. He was Johnny Manziel’s center in 2013.
While these players may have a small chance at breaking the 53-man roster, the Browns have had several notable contributors come via the way of undrafted free agency, including former safety Tashaun Gipson and current players Taylor Gabriel and Isaiah Crowell. NFL.com recently ranked the Browns as having the No. 2 class in this year’s free agent crop.
All rookies will report to rookie minicamp on May 12. The three-day minicamp will run from Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15 with Saturday, May 14 being held at FirstEnergy Stadium.
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Which kind of goes to my original point – most of them are apathetic to or accepting of it because it’s their normal. Something comparable for Gen X: the War on Drugs.
Nu uh….
Yet so many Democrats still can’t comprehend the allure of Bernie Sanders to so many young voters.
YES TOO!
Nope. Sorry, I win this argument.
But…. you put a good fight. You deserve something to commemorate your involvement and contribution. Here… take this. Just cross that stuff out and put in whatever you like.
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Wait ’til they see what Trump or Clinton (v.2) will be looking at!
I trust whatever Gil says:
Gil “The Godfather” Brandt
“Matthews won’t wow anybody with his pro-day workout numbers, but when
you put on the game tape, he’s a completely different player. His man
rarely makes a play, and Matthews does a great job because of his
competitiveness. Some team will sign Matthews as a priority free-agent
following the 2016 NFL Draft, and he could be that team’s center for many years.”
We even paid a bonus for him to sign. He will make the team as we have no depth at center.
I’m technically a millennial I think, but yeah drafting kids born in 1995 still makes me feel old. I’m not into anything culturally mellenial, but the events you listed were still a big part of my youth. I was about to graduate high school when 9/11 happened, a lot of us thought there might be a draft at the time, having freshly signed up for selective service. Two of my 3 college roommates died in war, one in Lima company, one indirectly but very likely due to service. But I remember before everyone had computers. I didn’t own a cell phone until after college, mid 80s kids are in a weird spot. Browns have been bad or gone the whole time.
Notice how last year we used a high draft pick as insurance for Mack and this year we signed a UDFA as insurance for Erving.
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Erving will be the backup center. 😉
“His versatility is off the charts. The perfect 6th man! Can back up every position on the offensive line.” – Ousted GM and HC, probably
Not sure if you picked up on this… the Browns beat the Raiders 23-13 the day prior to this award. If there was ever a perfect time to issue a participation award, it would be then.
I’m looking forward to the Craddock vs. Coons battle the most. Set the bar high.