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Cleveland Browns grades: Who got an A, who got an F vs. Giants?

By John Suchan

Aug 22, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns running back John Kelly (49) scores a touchdown in front of the defense of New York Giants cornerback Rodarius Williams (25) during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 22, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns running back John Kelly (49) scores a touchdown in front of the defense of New York Giants cornerback Rodarius Williams (25) during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Cleveland Browns safety Richard LeCounte III (39) celebrates with Cleveland Browns cornerback Emmanuel Rugamba (37) after picking off New York Giants quarterback Brian Lewerke in the end zone to end their NFL preseason football game, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]Brownsgiants 5 /

The Cleveland Browns Secondary

The Browns special team unit played well today overall and didn’t make things more interesting as players did their job. The rookie Felton ran back three punts on the day for 21 yards. The Browns other speedster, JoJo Natson ran back two punts for only 11 yards but had a nice rush with the offense as he took a jet sweep to the right for12 yards.

Our punter Jamie Gillian kicked four punts for a 46-yard average.

The big story on special teams was that Browns kicker Cody Parkey was injured in the first half, giving kicker Chase McLaughlin potentially the upper hand in this dual to see who the Browns go with this season to be their field goal kicker. McLaughlin took advantage of the situation late in the game by nailing a 49-yard kick that would have gone for 60 yards easily.

The Browns special teams didn’t give up any big scores on the day and very little yardage.

Grade: B

So, if you were paying attention, yes, actually no one unit of the Browns earned an A from this teacher. Hopefully next week all these units can put together an outstanding job as a collective group.

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There were nice moments by the Browns in this game but nothing that’ll earn you an A yet. On to Atlanta!

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