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Browns receive a D grade from ESPN for their offseason

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At the conclusion of free agency, ESPN gave the Cleveland Browns an "F+" for the standup job they had done in the offseason up until that point. Now that the NFL Draft has come-and-gone as well, the same group of analysts updated their grades. Although ESPN specifically makes a point of saying "31 teams received a C- grade or better, and then there was the Browns," Cleveland did at least get an upgrade to a D.

Field Yates didn't know what to make of the Browns' draft approach and the type of players they took, feeling that an "incomplete" grade would be more appropriate for the team:

"'Interesting' is the first word that comes to mind," Yates said.