Browns weekly mock draft with two key defensive free agents signed as well

It is Friday morning and it is time for your weekly Cleveland Browns mock draft from Dawgs By Nature. Every week we will attempt to look at the team’s options in a variety of ways. Whether that is through using different mock draft simulators, making trades of picks or, in today’s case, adding in a touch of free agency to the scenario.

Before today’s mock draft, we will first make three moves related to veterans. First, we will let go of S John Johnson III with a June 1st designation to free up cap space for our second move. Second, we will be signing S Jessie Bates III from the rival Cincinnati Bengals to a significant contract but, thanks to the general safety market, won’t have to break…