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Desmond Bryant, now an elder statesman along Cleveland Browns defensive line, embraces new leadership role

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Desmond Bryant might find himself feeling a little bit old this season when he looks around the defensive line room. Not that he's going to spend his days reminding the others in his group that, when he was younger, he had to rush the quarterback uphill both ways in three feet of snow or anything, but he does have some years on the rest of the guys in there.

"This is the first time in my career that I am the elder statesman in the D-line room," Bryant said last week. "With that, I get a little more responsibility.