Browns’ Cameron Erving Having Rookie Season to Forget

December 16, 2015   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

When the Cleveland Browns drafted Florida State center Cameron Erving to compete with John Greco for the team's starting right guard job, the red flags should have been raised.
Erving, a one-time defensive lineman, switched first to left tackle and then to center in his final two collegiate seasons. Nowhere in the predraft process did anyone suggest that guard should be his eventual home in the NFL.
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein wrote that Erving is a "former defensive lineman who is still learning the nuances of offensive-line play after just two seasons as a starter. [He] [h]as the length and foot quickness to play tackle, but film work shows that he will have a much more successful career at center." But, the Browns were committed to Erving switching to guard, at least for 2015, before potentially taking over at center for Alex Mack, who is expected to opt out of his contract in the upcoming offseason.
Erving spent his summer with the second-team offensive line, unable to ...

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