Top Quarterback in NFL Draft Reveals Thoughts on Joining Browns

The Cleveland Browns have a unique opportunity – well, unique if you’re not the Chicago Bears – to add a quarterback with one of the top picks in the NFL Draft. With the No. 2 overall selection, it’s expected that either Miami’s Cam Ward or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders – or both depending on what Tennessee does at No. 1 – will be available for the Browns to choose from. As the NFL Scouting Combine continues this week, Ward got a chance to meet with the Browns and appears to be impressed with what he heard and saw. “It went real good being able to meet with the GM (Andrew Berry), finally meet the quarterback coach (Bill Musgrave) in person, the OC (Tommy Rees) as well,” said Ward of his meeting with the Browns brass in Indianapolis. “They do an unbelievable job on offense getting people open. They’ve got an unbelievable offensive line. Jerry Jeudy’s one of the best receivers in the league, so if I’m hoping to go there, I know it’ll work out good.” The Browns have some work to do along the offensive line this offseason and will look to add some depth to pocket protection. Ward thinks his best trait as a quarterback will come from working behind his offensive line. “I think my best trait is winning from the pocket,” Ward said. “I got better at that over my years of college, and at the end of the day as a quarterback, you can’t rely on scramble drill and having to win out of structure because if you can’t win in the pocket you’ll never be successful.”

Ward is nothing if not confident, and that confidence as a player has bled over into his time at the Combine. “The tape says everything I believe and I’m honest to that,” the Miami star said. “But I think just what separates me from everybody is the way I approach it, the mindset that I have going onto the field each and every game and I mean coming from my journey, not a lot of people can do that and so I just think it shows the work that I’m willing to put in whether I go first round or second round. At the end of the day, that draft pick don’t mean nothing. It’s all about establishing yourself once you get the opportunity.”

It’s unknown if the Browns will go with a quarterback at No. 2. Some speculation has been that they’ll go defense with possible Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter. But Carter’s recent reveal of a serious foot injury may halt that for now.