Desmond Harrison can’t worry about being the next Joe Thomas

The last time the Cleveland Browns opened the regular season without Joe Thomas as the starting left tackle was in 2006.That day against the New Orleans Saints http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-terrance-mitchell-jersey , Kevin Shaffer was in his third and final year as the starting left tackle. Shaffer would start all 16 games that season before moving to right tackle the following season as Thomas began his Hall of Fame career. When the Browns take the field on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Desmond Harrison - an undrafted free agent who took a circuitous route to the NFL - will line up at what has been one of the club’s premiere positions for 37 of the franchise’s 72 years of existence.After attending four colleges, not playing for two years, finishing his collegiate career at West Georgia and failing a drug test at the combine, Harrison has seemingly seen it all.The one thing he has not seen, which is at the top of the most important list, is game action against an NFL team’s top defensive line. That test will come quickly on Sunday against the Steelers and Joel Bitonio Genard Avery Jersey , who is moving back to his regular position at left guard, was cautiously optimistic about Harrison on Friday, according to ESPN.com:It is a gamble on the Browns part to hand the starter’s role to Harrison given that he had so little time to prepare during training camp and the preseason. There are sure to be bumps along the way, but if everything his coaches and teammates are saying about him is true, Harrison and the Browns may come out of this on the right side of the ledger.Harrison can’t worry about being the next Joe Thomas, Doug Dieken or Lou Groza. He simply needs to keep working to be the best Desmond Harrison he can be.Which, in the end Authentic Seth DeValve Jersey , might turn out to be more than good enough.Browns sign DT Zaycoven Henderson, WR Blake Jackson The Cleveland Browns made two roster additions, the team announced on Friday. The most notable of the two is defensive tackle Zaycoven Henderson, whom the team hosted for a pre-draft visit in April. They also signed receiver Blake Jackson, who played quarterback in college for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.Henderson is an undrafted rookie out of Texas A&M. He was a reported signing by the Browns in the days following the draft, but that amounted to a false start; his appearance on the roster is now officially-official. In four seasons with the Aggies, he totaled 111 tackles Youth Trevon Coley Jersey , 21.5 tackles for a loss and 8.5 sacks and appeared in 45 games.He also comes with some baggage by way of an arrest for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and marijuana possession last December. Though ultimately not charged, he was not allowed to participate in the A&M pro day and was a likely reason he did not see his name called in the draft. Jackson, the former quarterback, signed with the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders in April, before being released in early June. Custom Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys