The Cleveland Browns currently employ one of the league’s best special teams coaches with Bubba Ventrone. Before coming to Cleveland, he had the Indianapolis Colts in the Top 5 for several years.

Along with standouts like Pierre Strong and Troy Brown as gunners or regular tacklers, the Browns have one of the league’s best punters, who hasn’t quite been named to the Pro Bowl, and a roller coaster for a kicker in Dustin Hopkins.

And until last season, long snapper Charley Hughlett had performed well in his 10 years with the Browns after being hired in 2014. He sustained a rib injury in Week 5 last season in the 34-13 loss to the Washington Commanders. This led to him being placed on IR with one year remaining on the four-year extension he inked in 2022.

Suddenly, Cleveland was without a l

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