On April 22, the Browns made a seemingly innocuous transaction when they signed defensive back Nik Needham. You know how it is in the offseason: a seemingly endless roster churn ensues league-wide, with hundreds of players switching teams at breakneck pace, making it extremely difficult to keep up with every addition and subtraction a team makes.
It would've been understandable if many Browns fans weren't even aware that Needham was on the roster. That, of course, changed when the Browns took the field for their first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. Needham displayed excellent coverage and ball skills in producing the game's only interception, off an Andy Dalton pass.