Browns draft class gets their initial jersey numbers

The Cleveland Browns draft class was much more “meat and potatoes” than many fans were hoping for. In a deep class for wide receivers, GM Andrew Berry waited until Day 3 to select one. Instead, the Browns draft class is led by two interior linemen, one on each side of the ball, with an interesting history together.

Cleveland’s draft class averages as one of the least athletic in the league but has a chance to help create a foundation for the future of the team.

The Browns draft class also got their new jersey numbers recently with Michael Hall Jr. keeping his number from last year with The Ohio State Buckeyes:

Zak Zinter, as seen in the above picture, switched from his #65 with the Michigan Wolverines as veteran free agent Germain Ifedi already had that number.

We titled this article with the word “initial” as rookies will have a chance to switch numbers after the roster is trimmed to the 53-man roster if they make it. Hall seemed to be hoping for a single-digit but all of those are taken by players that are locked into roster spots:

Are you planning to buy a rookie’s jersey? Do you care what number players wear?