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Predicting the Cleveland Browns Roster

By Shane Carter

CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 03: Rashard Higgins #81, David Njoku #85, and Josh Gordon #12 of the Cleveland Browns celebrate after Njoku scored a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at StubHub Center on December 3, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 03: Rashard Higgins #81, David Njoku #85, and Josh Gordon #12 of the Cleveland Browns celebrate after Njoku scored a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at StubHub Center on December 3, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 22: Britton Colquitt #4 and Zane Gonzalez #5 of the Cleveland Browns celebrate a field goal in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

Special Teams (3): Britton Colquitt, Zane Gonzalez, Charley Hughlett

Zane Gonzalez, going into his second season has shown some promise that he’s the franchise kicker. If you don’t think that’s a big deal, just wait until the team is down by two points with three seconds left tp go. Gonzalez is young but he’s got plenty of leg — hit a long of 54 yards as a rookie — and had decent accuracy (75 percent) to lead into his second season.

Britton Colquitt is a good punter, who hopefully the team won’t need to see as much as the did. Despite not having much of an offense in 2017, the Browns had good special teams units. Having a solid punter like Colquitt is a part of that and shouldn’t’ be taken for granted.

The award for biggest “who is he?” player on the Browns goes to the long snapper, Charley Hughlett. He’s not a flashy name, but it’s nice to know the team won’t mess up on snaps to the holder on field goals and extra points, or on punts.

Next: Uncertainty surrounds Duke Johnson

You probably never hear his name, and all that means is he’s still out there just doing his job the right way. Dependability makes someone less expendable. Why else would the team have given him a six-year contract last year?

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