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Cleveland Browns special teams receive needed boost from draft

The Cleveland Browns and John Dorsey have done a great job in improving the offensive and defensive units by trades and free agency signings, but in the process, special teams were depleted, and the draft gives them a chance to rebuild.

Gone is Jabrill Peppers, who was the leading punt returner as well as kickoff returner in 2018. Antonio Callaway returned punts when Peppers went down with an injury last year, and Dontrell Hilliard was used as a kickoff return man late in the season, and actually put up somewhat better numbers than Peppers (return average 24 .