{"id":111679,"date":"2024-03-29T03:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T03:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=111679"},"modified":"2024-03-29T03:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T03:42:50","slug":"browns-have-reportedly-shown-interest-in-offensive-lineman-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/browns-have-reportedly-shown-interest-in-offensive-lineman-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Have Reportedly Shown Interest In Offensive Lineman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, the Cleveland Browns won\u2019t be active early in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjA0NzY4MDQ0ODcyOTAxNjYx\/usatsi_22685645.jpg\" alt=\"www.si.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjA0NzY4MDQ0ODcyOTAxNjYx...\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barring a major turn of events, they won\u2019t be on the clock until the second round.<\/p>\n<p>That means they\u2019ll have to do a lot of diligence on some high-upside and not-so-known prospects.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Tony Pauline reports that they\u2019ve shown an interest in South Dakota State interior offensive lineman Mason McCormick (via Noah Schaefer on Twitter).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Browns<\/a> have registered a lot of interest in South Dakota State interior offensive lineman Mason McCormick, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyPauline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TonyPauline<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>McCormick had a 85 PFF grade in both run blocking and pass blocking last season, along with a 9.96 Relative Athletic Score at the combine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hf2vwDXkc\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/7hf2vwDXkc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noah Schaefer (@Brownscentral_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brownscentral_\/status\/1773364543676158457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Standing at 6-foot-4 and 310 pounds, he\u2019s built like the prototypical NFL offensive guard.<\/p>\n<p>He has the strength and raw power to be a force at the line of scrimmage, and he excelled as a run blocker during his time in college.<\/p>\n<p>His ability to make an impact at the point of attack would be tailor-made for this team.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his big frame, he has solid footwork and a set of moves that allow him to be efficient in tight spaces regardless of the blocking scheme.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also a physical force against opposing pass rushers, although he could certainly improve in the passing game, as he struggled with inconsistency for most of his collegiate career.<\/p>\n<p>The potential is most definitely there, and he should be available around the third or the fourth round of the upcoming edition of the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>He has a high football IQ, and his physical traits make it seem like he could be trusted to make an impact right away, even as a rotational piece, so it will definitely be interesting to see if the Browns wind up taking him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, the Cleveland Browns won\u2019t be active early in the NFL Draft. Barring a major turn of events, they won\u2019t be on the clock until the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}