Cleveland Browns News: The surprisingly impactful defender
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news that you need to know, including one defender that was surprisingly impactful for the defense.
The Cleveland Browns did a lot of work this off-season to rebuild their secondary to create one of the better defenses in the NFL.
One of the moves the Browns made was to trade for Green Bay Packers cornerback Damarious Randall, and then move him to free safety.
Randall played cornerback in his first three seasons in the NFL with the Packers. But before he was drafted by Green Bay, he had played safety during his college career. His talent at the safety position is what put his name high on draft boards.
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After moving back to safety, Randall showed Sunday why moving back to his college position could be the best move of his NFL career.
In today’s featured article, Randall’s presence at safety made a big impact for the Browns defense against the Steelers, and his versatility could be huge.
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"In his mind, he absolutely belongs at free safety, the position he played at Arizona State before the Green Bay Packers drafted him in the first round (30th overall) in 2015 and used him as a cornerback the past three seasons.It’s hard to argue with Randall after his free-safety debut for the Browns in Sunday’s season-opening 21-21 tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers."
The Browns have a lot of weapons in the defense, especially in the front seven. With how well Randall played on Sunday, his presence creates a lot of opportunites for the cornerbacks to make plays. Having Randall at safety could make the Browns defense one of the best in the NFL.
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