Is Demetric Felton going to be a WR and Special Teams this year, and no longer RB? – John R., Columbus
All signs so far point to Felton playing mostly as a receiver in his second NFL season, which isn’t a surprise given the crowdedness of the RB room and the injuries that have hit the WRs since training camp began.
The Browns have the arguably the most talented and deepest RB room in the league with Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, D’Ernest Johnson and rookie fifth-rounder Jerome Ford. At wide receiver, the Browns are looking to fill any possible spaces on the depth chart around Amari Cooper, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Anthony Schwartz and David Bell. Cooper, Shcwartz and Bell have all missed practices since camp began, and Felton has been next in line for reps.
“He’s a very versatile football player,” Stefanski said. “He’s a football player, first and foremost. There’s an opportunity right now for him to get some receiver reps. We can bounce him back into that running back room at any point. Really, he’s smart enough where he can do both within a given practice so when you do have injuries at either position, he is a bonus player who can go into either room, if you will.”
With news that WR/KR/PR Jakeem Grant will miss the season with a Achilles injury suffered in Tuesday’s practice, it’ll be worth monitoring to see if Felton moves into a returner role as well. He averaged 7.1 yards in 32 punt returns and 19.1 yards in nine kick returns last year.
How has Josh Dobbs looked in training camp as he has played well in the preseason with other teams? – Rob M., Fairmont WV
Dobbs has been competing with Josh Rosen in the third-string QB role and has looked fine. Here’s what Stefanski said Saturday about his performance so far:
“I thought he has done a great job. I have really enjoyed how he has handled himself and how he has done in the meeting room. I think he is on top of everything. He has had some really good moments out there on the practice field. You always have moments that you…
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