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Cleveland Browns select Myles Garrett with first pick of 2017 NFL Draft

The Cleveland Browns opened the 2017 NFL Draft by selecting Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garret with the No. 1 overall pick.

It is the first time that the Browns have had the first pick in the draft since 2000, a year that saw them select defensive end Courtney Brown.

Garrett immediately becomes the best Browns defensive player in almost a quarter century as he is the kind of disruptive force that opposing offenses must account for at all times.

According to his draft profile at NFL.com, Garrett is an:

Elite edge rusher who possesses rare explosiveness and the fluid-movement skills and agility of an NBA shooting guard.