Back to the Cleveland Browns Newsfeed

Arms Race: AFC North defenses load up on pass coverage

The top three teams in the AFC North have replenished their defensive backfield to gear up for potential shootouts on Sundays.

The trio of Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton averaged 286 passing yards per game last season. The Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers needed reinforcements for when they face at least two of those guys. And the Cleveland Browns, well, they cut some people.

Corner was such a priority within the hate-fueled Bengals-Steelers vortex that Cincinnati undercut Pittsburgh on one of its top draft targets, Houston cornerback William Jackson III.