The Cleveland Browns planned for Grant Delpit to be a major part of their defense as soon as they used a second-round pick to select him last year. The safety out of LSU was immediately projected to be a starter as a rookie, but that opportunity was snatched away after he tore his Achilles in training camp.
His was just a series of misfortunes suffered by the Browns’ defense in particular last year, which also lost starting cornerback Greedy Williams for the entire season due to a training camp injury. Both, however, are expected to be back fully this year, with Delpit telling reports he anticipates being a full go for training camp.