BEREA: Mike Matthews studied every NFL team before last month’s draft with help from his father and Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman, Bruce.
They wanted to identify where Mike should sign in the event he went undrafted, and all signs pointed to Cleveland. It’s just a coincidence that uncle Clay is a legendary linebacker in Browns Town.
“After all the guards and centers got drafted, we went through the list, and the Browns were No. 1 on my list,” Matthews said Friday before the first practice of rookie minicamp. “My agent got calls from a few teams, but the Browns called me pretty early, and I was super excited about that.