Browns Skip Pro Days, Fans Puzzled

0:00On March 26, the Cleveland Browns made waves this week by skipping two major college pro days on Wednesday at Alabama and Ohio State. General manager Andrew Berry and head coach Todd Monkin stayed away from both, sending just a couple of assistance to check out Ohio State's event. Meanwhile, the team completely passed on Alabama's workout, highlighted by quarterback Ty Simpson throwing passes. Simpson has loose ties to Monkin from his dad's days coaching at Southern Miss, and he's been linked to Cleveland amid their shaky quarterback spot. Browns fans reacted with plenty of confusion online, wondering why the front office missed the chance to scout a prospect in their draft range of close. It's a busy pre-draft stretch for execs, but passing on such key events felt off to many. That said, reports suggest it might be no big deal. The Browns already held formal meetings with Simpson, and others like Ohio State's NFL Tate, plus they scouted at the NFL Combine. Simpson lines up a private session with the New York Jets this Friday, and Cleveland could

1:01still arrange their own. As the draft nears with Cleveland holding picks at 6.24 and 39th overall, this could just mess their plans or shift focus to. Other needs like receivers or linemen.