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Kent State product Ishmaa’ily Kitchen has built an NFL career on sacrifice, he hopes to continue it with Browns

Ishmaa’ily Kitchen has survived two coaching staff changes with the Browns, and now he’s trying to earn a roster spot at nose tackle after the organization used a first-round draft pick on the position in April.

But Kitchen didn’t immediately think about the arrival of 12th overall selection Danny Shelton decreasing his chances of making the team for a fourth consecutive year.

“I thought it would make us better as a unit,” Kitchen, a Kent State University product and Youngstown native, said during a recent interview with the Beacon Journal. “I think [Shelton is] good. He’s got a high motor for a big guy.