BEREA, Ohio (AP) — It’s too early to know if the Cleveland Browns are any better. They’re certainly younger.
One of the NFL’s oldest teams last season, the Browns have undergone a major infusion of youth. First-year coach Pat Shurmur’s team currently includes 11 rookies and 31 players with three years of experience or less. Shurmur joked he’ll have “fresh legs,” but was serious when he said youth is “no excuse for failure.”
General manager Tom Heckert said one of his offseason objectives was to make the Browns younger and he did that by overhauling Cleveland’s roster.
The Browns lack experience at several vital positions, including quarterback. Starter Colt McCoy played in just eight games as a rookie after beginning last season as the team’s third-stringer.
