When the Cleveland Browns entered training camp, most people knew that the fourth overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, Denzel Ward, was going to be one of the two starting cornerbacks to begin the season.
But the other starting cornerback was going to be determined through a competition during training camp. The thought was the competition would be between free agent acquisitions T.J. Carrie and E.J. Gaines.
Both have starting experience, with Gaines coming off a career year in 2017 with the Buffalo Bills. Carrie was one of the first free agent signings for the Browns this off-season, and received a contract that would make sense for a player about to start.