Cleveland Browns sign wide receiver David Richards
By Thomas Moore
The Cleveland Browns added yet another wide receiver on Tuesday, signing former Arizona Wildcat David Richards.
The Cleveland Browns, apparently looking to corner the market on wide receivers the way that Mortimer and Randolph Duke once tried to corner the frozen concentrated orange juice market, have signed wide receiver David Richards.
The team announced the move on its website.
The transaction comes a day after the Browns released veteran wide receiver Brian Hartline, and once again brings the number of wide receivers on the roster to a robust 12.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Richards originally signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent after finishing his collegiate career at Arizona with 110 receptions for 1,205 yards and 11 touchdowns in 48 games. This past season was his most productive, as Richards had 42 receptions for 547 yards and lead the Wildcats with six touchdown receptions.
Richards joins linebacker Scooby Wright, who the Browns selected in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft, as former Wildcats looking to make the final roster.
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The Browns surprised everyone during draft weekend as they unveiled a new attitude toward the wide receiver position.
After only drafting four wide receivers since 2010 – none of whom are still on the team – the Browns went out and took four in this year’s draft in Corey Coleman, Ricardo Louis, Jordan Payton and Rashard Higgins.
“I said when I got here that I was looking to improve that position,” head coach Hue Jackson told the team’s website. “I wanted to get some bigger targets on our football team, but I’m also very happy with the group we had. I think you can never have too much talent or competition at that position because I think it helps improve your quarterback position.”
If Richards can somehow make it to training camp this summer, he will be in quite a position battle as wide receivers coach Al Saunders looks to find some quality amid all the quantity at the position.
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What do you think Browns fans? How many wide receivers will the Browns keep on the roster and who will make the final cut?