Cleveland Browns made embarrassing mistake during 2011 NFL Draft

The Cleveland Browns have made plenty of mistakes during drafts, but Cameron Jordan shared a story during a recent interview that makes the Browns look even worse.

Just one week ago, ESPN published an article talking about the dysfunction in the Cleveland Browns organization over the past several years.

Right when Browns fans thought that things have turned around, stories that make their beloved team look foolish continue to come out.

That happened again on Wednesday when New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan shared a story during an interview on The Dan Patrick Show about an embarrassing mistake the Browns made during the 2011 NFL Draft.

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Jordan was selected with the 24th overall selection of the draft. He says the Browns made the mistake when they were about to select former tight end Jordan Cameron in the fourth round, but they called him instead.

It is an honest mistake by the organization, since both players have such similar names. But it is a mistake that will help people that follow the league make more jokes about the Browns organization and their previous mistakes.

The 2011 draft is one draft that pains most Browns fans. Most of the players Cleveland selected failed to make much of an impact during their time in Cleveland, and most of them were not with the team after their first contracts ended.

But not only did the Browns selections struggle, Cleveland decided to trade out of the sixth overall selection to acquire more picks. The trade ended up with the Atlanta Falcons selecting All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones with what was originally the Browns pick.

Although this story is coming out eight years later and all of those involved from the Browns side are long gone, it is still an awful look for the Browns organization. Hopefully with the most recent changes that the organization made another incident like this never occurs again.