Cleveland Browns Reportedly Sign Defensive Tackle Desmond Bryant

March 13, 2013   ·   Ryan Rudnansky   ·   Jump to comments

The Cleveland Browns surprised by signing former Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Desmond Bryant on Tuesday, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
Rapoport tweeted:
Mike Garafolo of USA Today tweeted out the details of the contract:
Bryant, as you may remember, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief on Feb. 24 (h/t the San Francisco Chronicle). He is accused of drunkenly causing a commotion in a neighbor's house in Miami.  His ensuing mugshot made for hilarity across the Internet (h/t USA Today).
If you can find a way to erase Bryant's mugshot from your memory bank, he's actually a very solid signing for the Browns.
He was rated as the sixth-best defensive tackle in the NFL by ProFootballFocus.com in 2012 (per PFF's Day 1 free agency blog), finishing with 36 tackles, one forced fumble and three sacks. He should fit in nicely to Cleveland's new 3-4 defensive scheme.
The news came after the Browns made headlines by signing former Baltimor...

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