Jared Verse participates in team drills
A week after being acquired by the Browns in a trade, DE Jared Verse participated in his first team drills. He went through individual periods during the final week of OTAs before taking reps in team drills on the first day of minicamp.
"It was great to have him out there," Monken said. "It's hard when we're not (in pads), our guys try to take care of each other – which they did a great job of – but he's a pro. "
Offensive line outlook
During the Browns first 11-on-11 set, the first offensive line group featured Spencer Fano at left tackle, Zion Johnson at left guard, Elgton Jenkins at center, KT Leveston at right guard and Tytus Howard at right tackle.
Monken highlighted how Leveston plays with power and toughness and wanted to see him line up at right guard during practice to evaluate him at the position.
"From what we've seen from last year, obviously you don't see it here, but last year when he got a chance to play, boy, you could see that," Monken said of Leveston. "Running off the football, his aggressiveness, finishing plays, you love that about him. So those kinds of guys you're always trying to find a spot for."
The second offensive line group that took the field with Watson in the second set of reps had Dawand Jones at left tackle, Zak Zinter at left guard, Kingsley Eguakun at center, Teven Jenkins at right guard and Austin Barber at right tackle.
In a later 11-on-11 period, Jones and Parker Brailsford worked at left tackle and center, respectively with the first group. During that same period, Fano also worked with the second team.
Monken noted at the end of OTAs that he had an idea of four of the five spots on the offensive line. However, they will continue to utilize minicamp and help solidify who their starting five will be on the offensive line.
"I think we're trying to find the best five," Monken said. "We'll just keep moving guys around."