The crushing weight of legal woes was lifted off Caleb Brantley’s shoulders Wednesday when the state attorney’s office in Gainesville, Fla., announced a misdemeanor battery complaint against the Browns rookie defensive tackle had been dismissed.
As a result, the Browns will afford Brantley an extended opportunity to prove the gamble they made April 29, when they drafted him in the sixth round (No. 185 overall) amid allegations he punched a woman in the face 16 days earlier, was a wise one.
“Based on our information, we understood there was a reasonable chance that the charges would be dismissed,” Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown said in a statement.