Terry Pluto is the dean of the Cleveland sports insider community. The longtime Browns (and other sports) analyst at cleveland.com shined a light on an underexposed undrafted free agent for the Browns, Elijah Benton.
Signed after the 2020 NFL Draft as one of 15 UDFAs brought to the Browns by new GM Andrew Berry, Benton is probably a name Cleveland fans should get to know.
Buried in Pluto’s column on Sunday — always a must-read — is a nugget on the physical safety from Liberty:
When it comes to the Browns’ undrafted free agents, a lot has been written about cornerback A.J. Green. But I’ve heard the Browns scouts and coaches are very excited to see if Liberty safety Elijah Benton will look as good on the field as he did on video.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound thumper notched 85 total tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one sack, seven PDs and an INT for the Flames in 2019.