Cleveland Browns News: Austin Hooper is not similar to Jason Witten
By Dan Justik
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Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper has established himself as one of the top tight ends in the NFL, and it paid off for him this offseason when he signed a four-year, $42 million contract in free agency, the second biggest tight end contract in the NFL.
Playing in the pass-happy Atlanta Falcons offense, Hooper became a key part of the success of the unit. However, playing with the likes of Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, Hooper wasn’t quite in the spotlight in Atlanta. That’ll be different in Cleveland.
After signing such a big deal, Hooper will be expected to become a leader in the Browns offense, but especially in the tight ends room. There will be a lot of focus put on the tight ends this season, so Hooper is going to need to be ready to likely have the biggest role of his career.
However, in today’s featured article, Hooper explained how he wants to be as a leader in comparison to a likely Hall of Famer.
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"“My style, I’ve never really been a rah-rah guy at all,’’ he said. “I just kind of like to lead by example, and if people have questions, I will answer them. I’m an open book. I don’t try to hoard information. I don’t like doing the whole (Raiders TE) Jason Witten deal where it’s me versus everyone else in the tight end room.”"
Based on how the Cleveland Browns tight ends will have a big role in the offense, it would make sense for Hooper to be a lead by example player instead of trying to prove a point to all the other tight ends. The Browns may expect Hooper to be more of a leader than he has been previously in his career, so it will take some time for him to adjust to the role.
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