Alabama center Parker Brailsford is an undersized but talented player with starter-level upside, which helped him get drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round this year. He is under 300 pounds, and that will cause some matchup issues at times, but if he adds more mass and strength, it would not surprise me one bit if he became the long-term starter in Cleveland because of his athleticism.
Browns head coach Todd Monken joined 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland on Friday and had this to say about the former Crimson Tide center.
“If you get beyond the size, that’s the sticking point for some teams. For us, I don’t see it that way. Tyler Linderbaum was not the biggest center, and he just got $27 million per year. We like athleticism. We were jacked to get him when we did.”
Brailsford likely won’t be ready to be the starting center in week one, but he also gets the chance to learn under a great offensive line coach, George Warhop, and veteran offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns HC talks about excitement for new center Parker Brailsford
Reporting by Jacob Roach, Browns Wire / Browns Wire
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