Training camp has arrived as the Cleveland Browns are back in the building, including wide receiver Amari Cooper after he and the team agreed to restructure his contract and meet his demands. There will be a new face, however, as the Browns are set to sign offensive tackle Chim Okorafor to their 90-man roster.
According to ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi, Okorafor is set to wear the brown and orange and battle it out for a spot on the final 53-man roster. The Browns have had an open roster spot since the release of defensive end Lonnie Phelps, who was arrested for a drunk driving charge in Florida during the NFL’s dead period.
Okorafor now joins a crowded offensive tackle room consisting of Jedrick Wills, Dawand Jones, Jack Conklin, James Hudson III, Roy Mbaeteka, Hakeem Adeniji, and Lorenzo Thompson.
For a team that was starting fourth-string offensive tackles a year ago, however, adding depth now and letting them battle it out is not a bad idea. Okorafor does not have a clear path to the 53-man roster, but that won’t stop him from competing.
He most recently played in the UFL for the Michigan Panthers.