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With greater than a dozen NCAA Division I colleges in Ohio, the Cleveland Browns have a number of alternatives to scout proficient gamers with out ever leaving the state.

Ohio State is a brief drive down Interstate 71 from Cleveland, and a number of MAC colleges have soccer packages for the Browns to examine for potential gamers.

With the bevy of expertise surrounding the AFC North franchise, it’s little surprise the group places a deal with scouting these colleges to search out depth throughout a number of positions.

As we speak, one native 28-year-old athlete who performed soccer at close by West Virginia College is about to make his NFL debut.

The Cleveland Browns’ official X account shared that lengthy snapper Rex Sunahara – who the group known as a “hometown child” – is among the many energetic roster and may see sport motion immediately towards the Philadelphia Eagles.

hometown child @RexSunahara on the market immediately pic.twitter.com/YdQwc3birL

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 13, 2024

Sunahara is a Bay Village, Ohio native, and the athlete has tried to interrupt into the league after wrapping up his collegiate profession in 2019.

The 6-foot-6 lengthy snapper has signed with three totally different groups in hopes of discovering a spot on a 53-man roster, together with a number of stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins.

Sunahara obtained this chance after Charley Hughlett – the group’s regular lengthy snapper – was injured towards the Washington Commanders final week.

The Browns signed Sunahara this week to fill these duties, a task he’ll have an opportunity to fill for a minimum of 4 video games as Hughlett was positioned on the Injured Reserve (IR) checklist this week, a transfer that snapped his streak of showing in 152 consecutive video games for the Browns.

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