The Browns signed two more draft picks Jalen Richard Jersey , getting defensive lineman Chad Thomas and receiver Antonio Callaway under contract Tuesday.
Cleveland has signed six of its nine draft choices, previously getting offensive lineman Austin Corbett (second round), linebacker Genard Avery (fifth round), receiver Damion Ratley (sixth round) and defensive back Simeon Thomas (sixth round) under contract.
The Browns made Thomas a third-round pick Craig Robertson Jersey , the 67th overall selection. He started 33 of the 49 games he played at Miami, making 103 tackles, 11 sacks, eight pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Callaway slid in the draft because of off-field concerns that included Florida suspending him for the 2017 season and a failed drug test at the combine in February. The receiver’s agent said a diluted sample caused the positive test.
Callaway has talent Earl Mitchell Jersey , having caught 89 passes for 1,399 yards and seven touchdowns in 26 games at UF, while returning six kickoffs for 176 yards and a score and 54 punts for 653 yards and two touchdowns.
Panthers wide receiver Curtis Samuel‘s rookie season came to an early end due to an ankle injury that required a surgical repair.
Word early in the offseason was that the hope was for Samuel to be ready to return at training camp in August, but that schedule may have been pushed up a little bit. Multiple reports from Carolina’s OTA practice on Tuesday have Samuel on the field going through drills and Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer shared a video that showed the 2017 second-round pick running well.
Samuel was acquired in order to provide the Panthers with a versatile weapon that was lacking them heading into last season Stefan Charles Jersey , but his impact was limited to 15 catches, four carries and 10 kickoff returns before he went down for the year.
The Panthers drafted another receiver early this year when they took DJ Moore in the first round and the team brought in veterans Torrey Smith and Jarius Wright to go with Devin Funchess, so Samuel’s role on offense this season isn’t clear. A full offseason of work should help his chances of finding one and making good on the potential he showed while at Ohio State.