CLEVELAND: Browns owner Dee Haslam said she’s comfortable with the organization’s controversial decision to draft defensive tackle Caleb Brantley because of her faith in head of football operations Sashi Brown and the team’s player personnel department.
The franchise picked Brantley in the sixth round (No. 185 overall) on April 29 amid allegations he punched a woman in the face April 13 in Gainesville, Fla. Brantley hasn’t been formally charged in the misdemeanor battery investigation, with witnesses providing conflicting accounts of the incident and the state attorney’s office reviewing the case.
Brown has said the team is conducting its own investigation and will use the findings to decide whether to keep Brantley on the roster after the legal process plays out.