With the recent announcement that the Cleveland Browns will be featured on this year’s edition of ‘Hard Knocks’, we rank who are going to be some of the most fun Browns personnel to watch on the show.
On Thursday, it was announced that the Cleveland Browns would be featured on HBO’s show ‘Hard Knocks.’ With a huge roster turnover this offseason, there will be a bunch of new Browns that fans will get to know about.
In every season of ‘Hard Knocks,’ the production crew tends to heavily follow a couple people during the show. Some are end of roster guys that are fighting for one of the last roster sports. Some are the stars of the team. But the other guys they follow are just fun to watch and listen to.
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There are also the dynamite speeches from coaches when they try to get their point across. Most of the time, these speeches are some of the best moments of the show.
Here we rank who are going to be some of the most interesting and fun Browns personnel that should be featured on the show.
5. Evan Berry – Wide Receiver
Berry was signed as an undrafted free agent this offseason by the Browns. He is one of those interesting players that is battling for a final roster spot.
Of the undrafted free agents, he has some of the best odds to make the roster because of his returning abilities. But he will be changing positions from what he played in college. Moving from defensive back to wide receiver, it would an interesting story to follow as he changes positions and trying to make an impact to make the final roster.
He is also the brother of Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro safety Eric Berry. For an undrafted free agent, he has all of the intangibles to be one of the most interesting players to watch on ‘Hard Knocks.’
4. Myles Garrett – Defensive End
Not only is Myles Garrett one of the most menacing players on the roster, but he is also one of the most interesting. He does not have the typical hobbies that most football players would have. In an interview with ESPN the Magazine before the draft last year, he explained he likes to write poetry and is interested in paleontology.
"It’s just so mysterious. We find only 5 percent of these creatures that roamed and ruled the earth millions of years ago, but what we’re seeing is a glimpse into the past, and every time we dig, we find something new and more extraordinary. I want to see something nobody has seen anywhere on this earth, and my discovery is our discovery — we brought this into light. After football, I want to fund my own digs, and hopefully others will want to participate so we can share in good company as we put pickaxes to dirt."
"If I’m feeling stress or anxiety, I’ll escape into another world. With books, you’re going on an adventure, imagining and wondering. Poetry is different. When you’re a poet, or reading poems, you feel every single word. My favorite, Maya Angelou, was so knowledgeable and wise, and she poured her heart into every poem."
Hearing more about his interests outside of football will be fun to listen to from football’s next best defensive lineman.
3. Josh Gordon – Wide Receiver
Josh Gordon made his return to football last year and showed moments of his old self. With a full offseason of training and being with the team, Gordon will look more and more like the player that led the league in receiving in 2014 in only 14 games.
But there will be cameras around him all the time for the show. Not only because of his talent, but to see what he does in his off-time and hear his story about overcoming substance abuse.
And there is the possibility that he serves as a mentor for fourth round pick Antonio Callaway. Callaway had off-field issues and Gordon could help him overcome his issues. Being able to hear from Gordon about his story and how he has changed his life will likely be one of the subjects most NFL fans watching the show will want to hear.
2. Baker Mayfield – Quarterback
Being the first overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, there is going to be a lot of hype around Mayfield. But he also will have a lot of expectations as the franchise quarterback of the quarterback-starved Cleveland Browns.
Mayfield has a lot of followers from his college career. He is a dynamic quarterback that is fun to watch when he is on the field. But he also has a great personality that fans love to watch and listen to.
He will be entering training camp attempting to win the starting quarterback job, which head coach Hue Jackson has already said belongs to Tyrod Taylor. If Mayfield has a good camp and it shows on the show, fans will be upset if he does not win the starting job.
1. Gregg Williams – Defensive Coordinator
It is hard to put into words how perfect of a personality that Gregg Williams is for ‘Hard Knocks.’ Williams is an aggressive play-caller on the field, but he also has an aggressive attitude. When Williams is on the screen for the show, it is safe to say that the scene will have a NSFW moment.
Coming off a season where his defense was picked apart by almost every offense, Williams has a lot to prove in 2018. He will make the message clear to his players during training camp, which could lead to some electric moments.
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Williams has the chance to be the star of the show this summer. Even though he will not be featured as much as the players and head coach Hue Jackson, there is a good chance he will have the most memorable moments.