Browns Reach Deals With DT John Hughes And CB Trevin Wade

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The Cleveland Browns have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with third round defensive tackle John Hughes and seventh round cornerback Trevin Wade, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal report. Financial terms of both deals were not disclosed. Hughes, a 6-foot-3, 309-pound defensive tackle from the University of Cincinnati, recorded 141 tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss and nine sacks during his 50-game career with the Bearcats. Hughes is expected to be the No. 3 tackle behind starters Ahtyba Rubin and 2011 first round pick Phil Taylor. Wade played his college ball at Arizona, where he was a three-year starter who totaled 182 tackles with 12 interceptions, two he returned for touchdowns, and 28 passes defensed, the 5-foot-10, 192-pound cornerback is expected to compete with Buster Skrine and Dimitri Patterson for snaps at the nickel corner role and contribute on special teams as a rookie.

Source: Mac's Football Blog