Browns: 10 Greatest undrafted free agents since 1999

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CLEVELAND, OH – NOVEMBER 16: Center Jeff Faine #50 of the Cleveland Browns signals at the line of scrimmage as quarterback Kelly Holcomb #10 and offensive lineman Shaun O’Hara #60 look on during a game against the Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 16, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Cardinals 44-6. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

C/G Shaun O’Hara (2000)

When we talk about players the Browns had no business letting go of, Shaun O’Hara takes the cake. While it’s not readily obvious why he left the Browns in 2004, O’Hara became a standout with the New York Giants from 2004 on. He won a Super Bowl and went to three Pro Bowls during his tenure with New York. He even achieved a second-team All-Pro nod in 2008.

O’Hara was never given the respect he deserved after coming in as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He was a spot-starter with the Browns his first two years, playing behind respected veteran center Dave Wohlabaugh. In O’Hara’s third and fourth years in Cleveland, O’Hara moved to guard, where he played on both sides of the center over the next two seasons.

He’d end up bouncing around the Browns offensive line during his tenure and was part of the first playoff team in the expansion era, but either due to poor management or seeing the writing on the wall for the club, O’Hara had enough and bouned on over to the Giants where he became a franchise legend.

He was arguably the best Browns player on the offensive line from the franchise’s inception in 1999 to the drafting of Joe Thomas.

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