| Browns RB Montario Hardesty To Split Carries With Jerome Harrison? | | |
Browns rookie running back Montario Hardesty hopes to help fill the void left by Jamal Lewis, who was released in February after post-concussion symptoms ruined his final season with the Browns. Cleveland entered last month's draft looking for a physical runner to complement Jerome Harrison and gave the Philadelphia Eagles a third-round pick and two fifth-round choices to move up 12 spots and take Hardesty at the bottom of the second round. "He was a physical runner, a punishing runner," Browns coach Eric Mangini said. "He enjoyed contact. I thought those things were real positives. I think those are real positives for any team and I think it's a real positive in this division." Harrison finished the season with 862 rushing yards -- 561 over the final three games -- but the Browns weren't convinced that his 5-foot-9 frame could endure the pounding of a full season.
Source: Associated Press
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