Published 7/1/2009
by Kim Lakner
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The Cleveland Browns’ coaching staff is finally seeing what fans have been pleading for over the past three years...more touches for running back Jerome Harrison.
Browns head coach Eric Mangini coached a running back in New York by the name of Leon Washington, and he sees similarities in both players’ abilities.
“I think Jerome has had an outstanding group of OTA’s [organized team activities] and camps,” Mangini said. “His ability to pick up the protections and run routes out of the backfield, he reminds me a lot of Leon.”
One of the reasons Harrison has been getting extra reps in practice is because Jamal Lewis is still rehabilitating from off-season ankle surgery. The other running backs on the roster are free agent-pickup Noah Herron and rookie James Davis.
Herron has been in the league one more year than Harrison (Herron was drafted in 2005 by the Pittsburgh Steelers), but is really not considered to be a ...
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