NFL 30 to Watch: Kamerion Wimbley, Outside Linebacker, Cleveland Browns

Published: August 13, 2007, 4:11 pm

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Filed under: Browns, AFC NorthA regular look at 30 people who will affect the 2007 NFL season.In their short history, the Cleveland Browns have a long, dreadful record when it comes to first-round picks. It starts with franchise quarterback Tim Couch -- the first overall selection in 1999 -- and it doesn't get any better with names like Courtney Brown, Gerard Warren and William Green. Center Jeff Faine, the team's top pick in '03, never meshed with Butch Davis, Kellen Winslow ('04) was sidelined by on- and off-field injuries during his first two seasons, and Braylon Edwards ('05) has been inconsistent at best. And then there was 2006. The Browns selected DE/OLB Kamerion Wimbley 13th overall, and -- no offense to DeMeco Ryans -- the former Florida State star had a good argument for Defensive Rookie of the Year. He made the seamless transition from collegiate defensive end to NFL outside linebacker and ended the year with 11 sacks. And Wimbley was, undoubtedly, the Browns' best

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