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7 worst free agents signed by the Cleveland Browns since 1999

By Chad Porto

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 27: Defensive End John Abraham #94 of the New York Jets tries to get past tackle Ross Verba #77 of the Cleveland Browns during the NFL game at Giant Stadium on October 27, 2002 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Browns defeated the Jets 24-21. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 27: Defensive End John Abraham #94 of the New York Jets tries to get past tackle Ross Verba #77 of the Cleveland Browns during the NFL game at Giant Stadium on October 27, 2002 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Browns defeated the Jets 24-21. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – NOVEMBER 17: Willis McGahee #26 of the Cleveland Browns runs the ball upfield during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 17, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – NOVEMBER 17: Willis McGahee #26 of the Cleveland Browns runs the ball upfield during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 17, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images) /

Willis McGahee

Now, Willis McGahee may have been one of the least productive players the Cleveland Browns ever signed, but he at least bucks the trend of being overpaid. McGahee only cost the Browns $940k and was only brought in on a one-year deal. All that being said, the contract wasn’t the issue. It was bringing him in at all.

McGahee was a person that many Cleveland fans knew well from his time with the Miami Hurricanes. The Hurricanes played the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2003 National Championship game and took a helmet to the knee from OSU safety Will Allen. The hit tore three of four ligaments in his knees (ACL, PCL, MCL) and required extension surgery that kept him out of the 2003 season.

He’d be drafted by the Buffalo Bills and would make his debut in 2004, where he’d have a great debut season of 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns. He’d have a solid career, going to two Pro Bowls in Baltimore and Denver, while splitting time with La’Ron Mclain and Ray Rice in Baltimore, and Lance Ball and Knowshon Moreno in Denver.

By the time he got to Cleveland, he was running on fumes, and he only mustered 2.7 yards per carry.

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