Potential free agents in Super Bowl the Cleveland Browns should target

Chiefs defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah

It was only a short time ago that Emmanuel Ogbah was a member of the Cleveland Browns. After being drafted by the Browns in 2016, Ogbah played three seasons in Cleveland before being traded by John Dorsey in April 2019.

Ogbah never became a dominant edge rusher for the Browns, but emerged as a reliable run stopper. However, the biggest issue for Ogbah was he struggled to stay healthy for the Browns. In 40 games as a Cleveland Brown, Ogbah made 122 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and 17 passes defensed.

In his lone season with the Chiefs, Ogbah played in 10 games, starting in four, and made 32 total tackles, six tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and three passes defensed. Ogbah saw an uptick in his production as a pass rusher, despite playing only 37.19 percent of Kansas City’s defensive snaps this season.

A reunion with Ogbah would make sense for the Browns because of their lack of depth on the defensive line, as well as the production of Olivier Vernon not matching the cost of his contract. The Browns new general manager, Andrew Berry, was also a member of the Browns front office when Ogbah was drafted.

The Browns will be looking to improve their run defense and Ogbah has proven he can be effective stopping off-tackles runs. He also improved as a pass rusher in 2019 and can be the type of edge defender the Browns were hoping they were getting when they drafted him in the second round. Ogbah should not be too expensive and seems to finally be playing to his potential after four seasons in the NFL.