The Cleveland Browns had exactly one winning season during future first-ballot Hall of Famer Joe Thomas’ career, and that was in his rookie year back in 2007. He retired following the 2017 season, during which Cleveland went 0-16 and he suffered the first real injury of his career, after having previously never missed a snap.
They managed to go 7-8-1 last season, their best record since 2007, however, and they got things started off with a rookie undrafted free agent at left tackle in Desmond Harrison. Harrison would start the first eight games, but he struggled often, and after Hue Jackson and Todd Haley were fired, Freddie Kitchens and company replaced Harrison with Greg Robinson, a former first-round bust that they acquired in June.