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Cleveland Browns sign defensive lineman Kenton Adeyemi

By Thomas Moore

Nov 7, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Tulane Green Wave quarterback Tanner Lee (12) drops the football when hit by Connecticut Huskies defensive lineman Kenton Adeyemi (95) in the second half at Yulman Stadium. The Connecticut Huskies won, 7-3. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Tulane Green Wave quarterback Tanner Lee (12) drops the football when hit by Connecticut Huskies defensive lineman Kenton Adeyemi (95) in the second half at Yulman Stadium. The Connecticut Huskies won, 7-3. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Cleveland Browns made another roster move on Friday, adding rookie defensive lineman Kenton Adeyemi.

The Cleveland Browns continue to tweak the bottom end of the roster, signing rookie defensive lineman Kenton Adeyemi on Friday.

To make room for Adeyemi, the club placed offensive lineman Michael Bowie on the reserve/retired list.

The team announced the moves on its website.

The 6-foot-3 and 279-pound Adeyemi was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Connecticut. Adeyemi made 23 starts in his 30 games with the Huskies, posting 63 tackles and three sacks.

According to Bear Goggles On:

"Adeyemi got a late start to football, not playing until his senior year of high school and as of his sophomore year at UConn was a 260-pound defensive end who managed by add 30 pounds of muscle without losing much quickness."

"Adeyemi showed considerable improvement over the last two seasons and put up 59 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, and 3 sacks over the last two years as a 5-tech for the Huskies. With the Bears thin at the 5-tech position, a guy with Adeyemi’s growth potential, size, and work ethic is a prime practice squad candidate."

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Adeyemi brings with him the type of work ethic that the new Browns regime is looking for from its players. Injuries limited him to just one full year of high school football, which led Adeyemi to spend a post-graduate year at Fork Union (Va.) Academy to improve his game and earn a college scholarship. He slowly worked his way up the depth chart at UConn, starting 23 of the final 25 games he played for the Huskies.

“For a kid who was physically tall and strong, he always had good hands and kind of a light touch on his feet,” David Hild, Adeyemi’s high school coach, told The Hartford Courant earlier this year. “I’m not going to say he was blazing fast, but he had good, quick, nimble feet. Some of the kind of meanness needed in football is something he learned. It’s a credit to him, because he did that, and he’s always been a pleasant, friendly kid to be around.”

The Browns are still looking for answers in the wake of losing starting defensive end Desmond Bryant to a season-ending injury. They’ve already signed veteran journeyman Nick Hayden and have had second-round draft pick Emmanuel Ogbah take reps at the defensive end position. If nothing else, Adeyemi is a young depth guy who may be a candidate for the practice squad once the preseason comes to a close.

As for Bowie, he was a player that some fans thought could earn a spot on the offensive line but was never able to stay healthy.

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Bowie was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2013 NFL Draft only to be waived a year later. The Browns claimed him on waivers only to see him wind up on season-ending injured reserve in both 2014 and 2015 with a shoulder injury.

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