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Published on 12-05-2011 03:42 PM
While the rest of the AFC North is jockeying for a spot in the playoffs, the Browns are once again positioning themselves for one of the top spots in the NFL draft.
If the season ended today, the Browns would have the seventh overall pick.
This is familiar territory for Cleveland. In 13 drafts since returning to the NFL as an expansion team, the Browns have had a top-10 pick nine times. It happened in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Here's the current draft order:
1. Colts (0-12)
2. Rams (2-10)
3. Vikings (2-10)
4. Jaguars (3-8 )
5. Redskins (4-8 )
6. Panthers (4-8 )
7. Browns (4-8 )
8. Eagles (4-8 )
9. Dolphins (4-8 )
10. Buccaneers (4-8 )
Plus, Atlanta's #1 pick which is somewhere in the 20's.
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