Browns rookie cornerback Greg Newsome, a first-round pick who could start this season, signed his contract Saturday. Rookie wide receiver Anthony Schwartz also signed. The third-round pick from Auburn has Olympic-level sprinter speed and could get a chance to return kickoffs.
CLEVELAND — Browns rookie cornerback Greg Newsome, a first-round pick who could start this season, signed his contract Saturday.
Newsome and Schwartz had been the only unsigned members of Cleveland’s eight-player 2021 draft class. The Browns zeroed in on Newsome as the cornerback they wanted from a strong group of prospects and selected him 26th overall. Newsome was one of the top coverage cornerbacks in the Big Ten, leading the conference in passes defensed., a former first-round pick who has become one of the top defensive backs in the AFC.
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