When the Browns drafted strong safety Jabrill Peppers the night of April 27, special teams coordinator Chris Tabor reacted as if he had just hit the Mega Millions jackpot.
In a video produced by the Browns and published on their website, coach Hue Jackson walked down a hallway and yelled for Tabor after the pick had been made. When Jackson found Tabor, the assistant’s jubilation couldn’t be contained.
Tabor playfully pushed Jackson, hugged assistant defensive backs coach Jerod Kruse, clapped, fist-pumped and exclaimed, “That’s a big one. Wow!”
After the Browns let Travis Benjamin leave in free agency in 2016, they had no return game to speak of last season until Mario Alford breathed some life into it in the final three games.