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          Browns draft Brandon Weeden at No. 22

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2012, 10:20 PM ET
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          The Browns made one of the most questionable moves in the first round, drafting Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden with the 22nd overall pick.

          Weeden will likely be the Browns' starting quarterback in 2012. The Browns wouldn't take a 28-year-old quarterback to come in and back up Colt McCoy for a season.

          Weeden returned to Oklahoma State after an unsuccessful stint in minor league baseball. He has one of the strongest arms of any quarterback in the draft and was the most NFL-ready quarterback outside of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III.

          But Weeden's age and decision-making when pressured are cause for concern. It is a major reach to take Weeden in the first round.

          I will file more on this after Browns officials talk about taking Weeden.