The Cleveland Browns have a long and productive history of incorporating running backs into the passing game.
Hall-of-Famer Bobby Mitchell averaged 11 yards per reception and scored 16 touchdowns in four years with the Browns in the 1960s. Greg Pruitt had 323 receptions and 19 touchdowns in his nine years with the Browns. Eric Metcalf averaged more than nine yards a catch and scored 15 touchdowns over his six years in Orange and Brown. Herman Fontenot averaged almost 11 yards per reception over four years.
When you take a look at the single-season records list, both Pruitts and Metcalf are in the top 20 in receptions with 60-plus each As recently as 2010, Peyton Hillis caught 61 passes out of the backfield.