Browns coordinator no longer on the defensive
We talked in my last post about the rise of the Browns defense this season from insignificant to significant, useless to priceless and pitiful to prominent.
Indeed, if the Browns make the AFC playoffs, either as the North Division champion or as a wild card, it might well be on the back of that defense and players such as ends Myles Garrett and Jadaveon Clowney and cornerback Denzel Ward.
And with that transformation is something we didn’t touch on in my last post, and it is that defensive coordinator Joe Woods could go from ready to be fired after the season to ready to possibly get a job promotion after the season.
Think about it, if the defense keeps getting better and better and the Browns get into the playoffs, it’s not out of the question that the Browns coordinator could get some nibbles from teams looking for head coaches.
It might not happen, but it easily could, which is something that would have seemed preposterous two months ago.
Good for Woods. Good for the defense as well, and good for the Browns.
As such, and I have no problem doing this, I already need to apologize to Woods for what l wrote, and the apology will get bigger and deeper if the defense keeps excelling. Give credit to him, for he has brought the defense a long way, and the Browns are lucky he has.
Browns make roster moves
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have made the following roster moves:
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 (5):
CB Troy Hill
S John Johnson
QB Baker Mayfield
DT Malik McDowell
DE Ifeadi Odenigbo
Placed on practice squad/COVID-19 (1):
S Nate Meadors
Signed to active roster from practice squad (1):
WR Ja’Marcus Bradley
Signed to practice squad (3):
TE Nick Guggemos
WR Alexander Hollins
T Elijah Nkansah
Bradley, 6-1, 198 pounds, is a first-year player out of Louisiana-Lafayette. Originally signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2020, Bradley has appeared in five career games and recorded nine receptions for 124 yards. He has appeared in two contests this year and recorded four receptions for 64 yards. Bradley will wear No. 84.
Guggemos (6-5, 231) is a rookie from the University of St. Thomas. Originally signed an undrafted free agent signed by Seattle, Guggemos spent most of training camp with Washington. Guggemos is a native of Eden Prairie, Minn. and will wear No. 48.
Hollins is 6-0, 166 pounds and in his first NFL season out of Eastern Illinois. Hollins entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Vikings in 2019 and has appeared in five career games with one start. He has two receptions for 46 yards. Hollins initially was signed to the Browns active roster from the Minnesota’s practice squad for the 2020 regular season finale. He spent training camp this season with the Browns before being waived during final roster cuts. Hollins is a native of Yazoo City, Miss. and will wear No. 12.
Nkansah is a 6’1, 328-pound first year player out of Toledo. He was initially signed by Tennessee as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and has spent time with Tennessee (2008 and 2021), Seattle (2018-19), Houston (2019-21) and the New York Jets (2021). He appeared in one career game with Seattle and spent time this season on the Jets’ practice squad. A native of Muncie, Ind. Nkansah will wear No. 65.
By Steve King
