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3 Cleveland Browns who should be in the Hall of Fame before Julian Edelman

By Eddie McDonald

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 04: Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots looks on before the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 04: Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots looks on before the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – NOVEMBER 20: Mike Pruitt #43 of the Cleveland Browns runs off the field with the football after scoring a touchdown against the New England Patriots during an NFL Football game November 20, 1983 at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Pruitt played for the Browns from 1976-84. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

1. Mike Pruitt: Fullback/Running Back, 1976-1986

For being listed as a fullback, Mike Pruitt was more of a running back while playing in the NFL. During his 11-year career, Pruitt toted the rock quite a bit. In fact, it was 1,844 times that he ran the ball.

Over the span of 152 games, 124 with the Dawg Pound, he accumulated 7,378 rushing yards 51 rushing touchdowns, 1,860 receiving yards, and five receiving touchdowns. That is 20 more total touchdowns than Edelman and 2,000 more all-purpose yards.

Running backs typically don’t catch the ball, well at least they didn’t back in the 70s and 80s, but Pruitt made it work in his career.

The only knock against Pruitt in favor of Edelman is the playoff numbers and appearances. Pruitt only played in two playoff games, nearly 10-times less than Edelman. That shouldn’t be something that detriments Pruitt not being a Hall of Famer.

While Edelman will get a ton more praise than Pruitt due to winning three Super Bowls and winning Super Bowl MVP, the latter’s body of work stacks up if you just look at a regular-season vantage point.

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It is certainly not easy amassing 50 career touchdowns in the NFL, but Pruitt did that. Edelman, for as great of a player as he was for the Patriots in the playoffs, only had 41 career touchdowns, including his postseason totals.

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