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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Aftermath of Greatest Super Bowl

By Carl Cockerham

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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NCAA Football: Tennessee at Alabama
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53. When the Browns are done picking in the first round, they will have a solid defense. At CB, Jamar Taylor just got himself a new contract for playing well in 2016. The Browns just need fellow CB Joe Haden, who struggled with injuries in 2016, to stay healthy in 2017. <p>The Browns are better at LB after trading for and re-signing OLB Jamie Collins. They got Jonathan Allen with the No. 1 overall pick and already have Ogbah at one DE. The Browns also have behemoth Danny Shelton becoming quite a player at NT over there.</p> <p>That front four would be complete with another DE bringing mad heat of the other edge. That sounds like the kind of job DE Derek Barnette out of Tennessee can do very well. He has a quick first step, a variety of hand moves and a motor that never stops.</p> <p>He also knows how to flatten to the quarterback and usually gets all the way there when he’s close. The Browns have to face some solid QBs in their division and have to make things difficult on them. The two picks the team made in the first round would do just that.</p>. DE. Tennessee. Derek Barnett. 12. player

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