The Cleveland Browns made headlines on Friday by trading for defensive end Olivier Vernon, who spent the past two seasons with the New York Giants.
Vernon is coming off a solid season with the Giants, despite playing just 11 games due to an injury. He finished the year with a team-high seven sacks, bringing his career total to 51 in seven seasons. And while not exactly stout against the run, Vernon is not a disaster in that area, which is nice.
Vernon has done all that, for the most part, as his team’s primary pass rusher, which means he has gone up against the opposing team’s top pass blockers for the majority of his career.