Before final cuts, we profiled three young linebackers—Jeremiah George in Tampa, Hayes Pullard in Jacksonville and Scooby Wright in Cleveland—trying to catch on with an NFL team. Here’s how the final cuts played out.
CLEVELAND — After the Browns’ final preseason game, Scooby Wright sat in silence, leaning forward in his chair, eye-black still freshly smudged on his face, his head buried in his phone in his locker. As his teammates undressed and headed for the showers, Wright checked his messages.
His agent had texted: You did what you needed to do.