Cleveland Browns wide receiver Anthony Schwartz had a rookie season in 2021 that did not go as planned on multiple fronts.
Schwartz missed time in training camp as he dealt with a hamstring injury. Missing practice time is never good for a rookie, but it wasn’t necessarily a worst-case scenario as the plan was to let Schwartz, who has the speed to play in the NFL but was lacking in the finer points of playing the position, slowly work his way into the lineup given that the Browns were “deep” at wide receiver with Odell Beckham Jr.