Cleveland Browns: The best drafted player at every position since 1999
By Chad Porto
Tight End – Jordan Cameron
While many would suspect that Kellen Winslow Jr. would be here, the fact is that both Winslow and Jordan Cameron went to the same number of Pro Bowls, both had a few productive years for the Browns and both played tight end.
Cameron’s post-football life has seen him date and father a child with the woman who TKO’ed Tiger Woods career. Winslow’s post-NFL life has seen his star fall hard, resulting in him being in prison for horrific crimes against women. Dating Elin Nordegren is pretty top-notch for Cameron and would put him over the top even if Winslow wasn’t a hacky sack of a human being.
As far as talent goes, Cameron was arguably on Winslow’s level, and Cameron was a 4th round pick, while Winslow was a top-10 pick. So yes, bonus points go to Cameron for out-performing his draft status, and Winslow gets docked for under-performing at his draft status.
Cameron’s time in Cleveland was short, marred by concussions. It caused his career to fall short of what it could’ve been, though his one year of Pro Bowl play was enough for many people to see how good he could be. Unlike Winslow, who had a Pro Bowl player in Derek Anderson executing on the highest level possible, Cameron had to thrive in spite of his quarterbacks play. He had to deal with three different starters, Jason Campbell, Brandon Weeden, and Brian Hoyer while amassing a respective 917 receiving yards for the year and seven touchdowns for the 2013 season.
Fans will wonder what could’ve been with him. What would the career of Cameron have been like had he not been plagued by concussions? Would he have ever left the Browns? Would he be on his way to Canton? Unfortunately, these are questions that will never be answered.