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10 Free Agents The Cleveland Browns Should Sign In 2016

By Nick Dudukovich

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Dec 27, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions middle linebacker Tahir Whitehead (59) yells as he runs onto the field with outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy (53) and defensive end Devin Taylor (98) before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field. Lions win 32-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions middle linebacker Tahir Whitehead (59) yells as he runs onto the field with outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy (53) and defensive end Devin Taylor (98) before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field. Lions win 32-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Tahir Whitehead

The Browns are staying with the 3-4 defense, so why not finally get some linebackers that will make the team faster? With speed in mind, the 25-year-old Whitehead should be a prized target.

He played the 4-3 in Detroit, but I’d be comfortable putting him into middle linebacker in a 3-4 scheme because he should still be able to do what he does best: stuff the run.

Additionally, his speed allows him to drop into coverage to pick up a tight end and he’s big enough at 6-foot-2, 242 pounds,  to eat up blockers and open up blitzing lanes for his fellow middle linebacker and safeties.

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