Now the Browns were rumored by some and others reported otherwise to be involved with Allen Robinson and among the teams rumored to be selling themselves to DeShaun Watson to drop his no-trade clause in an attempt to be the team that lands Watson from the Houston Texans.
However, for all the noise from the opening bell, Cleveland would sign only one player on the first day, defensive tackle Taven Bryan formerly of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who signed a one year contract that could be valued at five million, should Bryan hit all of his incentive base marks.
The 6'5 291 pound Bryan was a first-rounder by Jacksonville (29th overall) in the 2018 draft from Florida but has been regarded as a disappointment to the Jaguars, who declined his fifth-year option last season and Bryan fell out of their line rotation by the end of the season for a Jacksonville team that finished 3-14.
Bryan finished last season with two sacks, both of the sacks coming in the same game against the Buffalo Bills, and notched only five and a half in his four seasons as a Jaguar.
At 26, Bryan is young enough to help a Browns team that is in desperate need at defensive tackle with last year's stop-gap signing Malik Jackson returning to free agency and the release of rehabilitation project Malik McDowell, who decided that a naked stroll near a Florida pre-school was a good way to celebrate his first season in the league, leaving the Browns without both of their starters from 2021.
Only 2020 third-rounder Jordan Elliott and 2021 fourth-rounder Tommy Togiai along with journeyman Sheldon day return at defensive tackle from last season so even with the addition of Bryan, the interior defensive line is going to have questions so Cleveland is still going to have to place further resources either by free agency or the draft to the position.
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