The environment couldn’t have been more different from the NFL’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis, but the Browns’ local combine carried its own value as the team eyes the upcoming draft.
About 20 prospects who grew up in the Cleveland area or played for a small college in the area worked out in a Combine-like setting Wednesday at the Browns’ facility in Berea. The players ran the 40-yard dash and went through other timed drills before breaking into groups for position drills, which were led by Browns coaches.
“It gives them an opportunity to come show their stuff, it gives us an opportunity to see more players in a Combine-like setting,” said Brendan Donovan, a research specialist who has worked in the Browns’ college scouting department for two years.