Cleveland is clearly not a major free agent destination for alot of guys, most of the free agents they get have contacts to the staff or front office.
Every year around this time, I am blown away that ANY free agents are willing to come back to the Browns. It doesn't make any sense.
How do you go BACK to the worst franchise in sports?
If Shorts can stay healthy, he would really take advantage of the stricter hands off rules. He is only a six footer, but he is slippery on deeper routes. Hopefully the Browns are talking to him about a cheaper deal since his hamstrings keep him off the field. I still want my plus size #1 receiving option.
too tall do not wantBrowns free agency buzz on Brian Hoyer, Cecil Shorts
February, 21, 2015
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By Jeremy Fowler | ESPN.com
INDIANAPOLIS -- Couple items on the Browns' free agency process out of the NFL scouting combine:
ShortsWR pursuit: Wide receiver Cecil Shorts III is interested in returning home to Cleveland, which has the free agent on its radar as March 10 approaches.
The 6-foot Shorts, who went to Collinwood High School and Mount Union, finished last season with 53 catches for 557 yards and one touchdown in 13 games with Jacksonville, and also dealt with a hamstring injury during the season. Shorts' biggest production came in 2012, with nearly 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns.
It's like wanting the Cavs to get a legit center... at some point the Browns will get that #1 with size.. some day
I'm all for Ginn coming home, but I hope they don't plan on him being anything more than an older, more sure handed version of Travis Benjamin. Great returner, and he would be another asset in building a strong locker room.
FIFY.. I do have concerns about his versatility on this roster. Feel like the Browns are going to want a guy who can play receiver/both sides of special teams.
I would think someone is going to pay him starter money. Wouldn't he be third on the depth chart here?A.J. Hawk was released today. As long as we are doing the OSU reunion tour any chance we would have interest as veteran depth at middle linebacker?