Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry took a gamble this week with the signing of defensive end Takkarist McKinley in free agency.
It is a small gamble, of course, as Berry only gave McKinley a one-year deal for $4.25 million that includes incentives that could bring the total to $6 million.
But it is still a gamble on a player who has never really reached the level of play expected from being a first-round selection. In 49 career games with the Atlanta Falcons, McKinley has 17.5 sacks - 13 of which came in his first two seasons - and 79 tackles.