Daily Dawg Tags: A questionable Browns draft pick
By Thomas Moore
The Cleveland Browns did a lot right during the 2017 NFL Draft, but questions still remain about one of their late-round selections.
The Cleveland Browns had what was widely accepted as a very profitable 2017 NFL Draft.
But there is still one pick that nags at the team.
The Browns selected Florida defensive lineman Caleb Brantley in the sixth round despite the fact that Brantley is facing legal problems over an alleged incident with a female acquaintance.
That made the Brantley pick easily the most questionable one made by the Browns, according to Lance Zierlein at NFL.com, who ranked the best and most questionable picks of every AFC North team:
"While Joe Mixon had his issues, they occurred in 2014 and that case has been settled. Cleveland drafted Brantley even though he’s facing a misdemeanor battery charge and Browns executive vice president Sashi Brown has admitted that the team might not end up keeping him."
Related: Is Caleb Brantley worth the hassle?
It remains to be seen how the situation will play out, but even if Brantley ultimately is cleared of the allegations, the Browns will still face questions of why they selected Brantley in the first place, especially with executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown and head coach Hue Jackson working so hard to change the culture of the franchise.
Everyone deserves a second chance, but if Brown and Jackson are sincere, it is not hard to imagine Brantley walking into the building with one strike already against him.
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