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Browns release DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu

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  • Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe wrote on
    #4

    Well... shit. That sucks.

  • bbedwardB bbedward wrote on
    #5

    Knee must not have healed quite right, shame but it was a low risk gamble anyway

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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #6

    Has to have failed a physical. No doubt he'll continue to work at his rehab for a time and get a look from other teams someday... maybe even this year.

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  • bbedwardB bbedward

    Knee must not have healed quite right, shame but it was a low risk gamble anyway

    One PostO One Post wrote on
    #7

    @bbedward said:

    Knee must not have healed quite right, shame but it was a low risk gamble anyway

    Get out the pink to to says Carson Wentz.
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  • D BoneD D Bone wrote on
    #8

    I have to wonder if it's entirely the knee, or has he lost some of the fight mentally. Probably both if truth be told. I feel bad for the kid, and hopefully he'll put that degree to good use.

  • gumby73G gumby73 wrote on
    #9

    Nobody in all of sports history can pick' em like my Brownies. Druggies, Drunks & Embezzlers is the new fat, drunk & stupid. Most teams would only draft them with 2 legs & a chance to play football, but not our cracked staff.. Good Luck Expre sure to see you on the other side of the field. 😑 Farmer Flyer Towels for everyone..

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  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on
    #10

    Boy, this is devastating......

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
  • gumby73G gumby73

    Nobody in all of sports history can pick' em like my Brownies. Druggies, Drunks & Embezzlers is the new fat, drunk & stupid. Most teams would only draft them with 2 legs & a chance to play football, but not our cracked staff.. Good Luck Expre sure to see you on the other side of the field. 😑 Farmer Flyer Towels for everyone..

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #11

    @gumby73 said:

    Nobody in all of sports history can pick' em like my Brownies. Druggies, Drunks & Embezzlers is the new fat, drunk & stupid. Most teams would only draft them with 2 legs & a chance to play football, but not our cracked staff.. Good Luck Expre sure to see you on the other side of the field. 😑 Farmer Flyer Towels for everyone..

    Hey- they knew he was a serious injury risk when they took him. At least they didn't draft him high like bum knee Montario Hardesty. If you can name another 7th round pick that made it big without looking it up (other than Marques Colston) congrats.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Boy, this is devastating......

    Well, for Ifo it sure is, all that rehab- for nothing.

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  • gumby73G gumby73 wrote on
    #12

    Sorry Hoorta, but 31 teams had a pretty good clue to let that rehab happen first & not take the contract risk. As for Hardesty, he got tore up at the bottom of the pile in a mini camp scrimmage fight against Philadelphia ask Mike Golic. Never seen again.

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  • C calfoxwc wrote on
    #13

    Good luck to Ipo, hope he has a great life after football. Sometimes, an injury just can't

    be overcome to the ability to play again in the NFL.

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    Has to have failed a physical. No doubt he'll continue to work at his rehab for a time and get a look from other teams someday... maybe even this year.

    VagitronV Vagitron wrote on
    #14

    @tour2ma said:

    Has to have failed a physical. No doubt he'll continue to work at his rehab for a time and get a look from other teams someday... maybe even this year.

    If they cut him, he's not close.

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  • gumby73G gumby73

    Sorry Hoorta, but 31 teams had a pretty good clue to let that rehab happen first & not take the contract risk. As for Hardesty, he got tore up at the bottom of the pile in a mini camp scrimmage fight against Philadelphia ask Mike Golic. Never seen again.

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #15

    @gumby73 said:

    Sorry Hoorta, but 31 teams had a pretty good clue to let that rehab happen first & not take the contract risk. As for Hardesty, he got tore up at the bottom of the pile in a mini camp scrimmage fight against Philadelphia ask Mike Golic. Never seen again.

    Wow, we bet rookie minimum last year $400K that Ifo would recover. Contract risk? Har, har, har. Seventh round picks almost never pay off. it was worth the money to see if the kid would pan out. He didn't- Oh- we owe him $42K- what the Browns pay a groundskeeper.

  • KvoetheK Kvoethe wrote on
    #16

    The reality of the Nfl.

  • J joedawg69 wrote on
    #17

    Well, it was worth a shot. I also have to wonder if the CB's we have fit Horton's defense.

  • KvoetheK Kvoethe wrote on
    #18

    Hope he has his college degree to fall back on. Unless he was taken advantage of by the system.

  • KvoetheK Kvoethe

    Hope he has his college degree to fall back on. Unless he was taken advantage of by the system.

    LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares wrote on
    #19

    @kvoethe said:

    Hope he has his college degree to fall back on. Unless he was taken advantage of by the system.

    He had an insurance policy against himself. He collected 3 million. If Ifo got a degree in underwater pottery, he can afford to go back for something viable.

  • jiggins7919J jiggins7919 wrote on
    #20

    The only explanation for this I can think of is that he had a recent MRI and the results weren't good. I don't see why a team wouldn't keep the guy just to see, right? I mean, he has a cheap contract, was at one time an early round projection, and appears to have it together off the field. I'm guessing he has a bunch of scar tissue or nerve damage. I just don't see why a team wouldn't want to keep him on the roster until the preseason. Doesn't make sense.

  • jiggins7919J jiggins7919

    The only explanation for this I can think of is that he had a recent MRI and the results weren't good. I don't see why a team wouldn't keep the guy just to see, right? I mean, he has a cheap contract, was at one time an early round projection, and appears to have it together off the field. I'm guessing he has a bunch of scar tissue or nerve damage. I just don't see why a team wouldn't want to keep him on the roster until the preseason. Doesn't make sense.

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #21

    @jiggins7919 said:

    The only explanation for this I can think of is that he had a recent MRI and the results weren't good. I don't see why a team wouldn't keep the guy just to see, right? I mean, he has a cheap contract, was at one time an early round projection, and appears to have it together off the field. I'm guessing he has a bunch of scar tissue or nerve damage. I just don't see why a team wouldn't want to keep him on the roster until the preseason. Doesn't make sense.

    "Ekpre-Olomu feels fine, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT. He’s currently able to dunk a basketball again, and he’s routinely working out with NFL-caliber players, covering receivers and otherwise performing at a high level. The Browns, however, became concerned about his ability to play 16 regular-season games based on the contents of a recent MRI of his knee." (Note: Ifo not only tore his ACL, he dislocated his knee)

    One of the comments said- the Browns are either going to look stupid for drafting him, or stupid for letting him go- if he happens to turn out like a Willis McGahee, who totally destroyed his knee in the OSU- Miami National Championship game.

    If we're playing Money Ball, it doesn't make sense. But the guy is only 5' 9", do the analytics say you need a taller corner- like Gilbert? LOL.

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  • hoortaH hoorta

    @gumby73 said:

    Nobody in all of sports history can pick' em like my Brownies. Druggies, Drunks & Embezzlers is the new fat, drunk & stupid. Most teams would only draft them with 2 legs & a chance to play football, but not our cracked staff.. Good Luck Expre sure to see you on the other side of the field. 😑 Farmer Flyer Towels for everyone..

    Hey- they knew he was a serious injury risk when they took him. At least they didn't draft him high like bum knee Montario Hardesty. If you can name another 7th round pick that made it big without looking it up (other than Marques Colston) congrats.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Boy, this is devastating......

    Well, for Ifo it sure is, all that rehab- for nothing.

    dawg2fanD dawg2fan wrote on
    #22

    @hoorta said:

    At least they didn't draft him high like bum knee Montario Hardesty.

    Or a high draft pick like Leroy Hoard in the early 90s. Rack up lots of yards, but fumbled a lot on contact.

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #23

    Claimed by Miami... taking a low risk peek...

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/04/05/dolphins-claim-ifo-ekpre-olomu/

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