Draft Day: Bank on DBs

RockKing posted 4/17/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com [flag]

…Well, not the first draft day - as the Browns lack picks in the first three rounds - but the second for sure. James Walker (formerly of the Columbus Dispatch, currently of ESPN) addresses the need for Cleveland to add a few bodies to the defense next weekend regardless of the number of selections. [link]

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