Inside the Browns’ ‘Jurassic Park’ OT Drills: The Surprising Secret Fueling NFL Draft Success

Inside the Browns' ‘Jurassic Park’ OT Drills: The Surprising Secret Fueling NFL Draft Success

While it may be a bad year at the top of the draft for quarterbacks, it is a good year to need an offensive lineman. Browns fans will become very familiar in the coming weeks with the likes of Miami’s Francis Mauigoa, Utah’s Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu, Georgia’s Monroe Feeling, and Penn State’s Olaivavega Ioane.

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The offensive linemen in attendance at the annual NFL Scouting Combine had their media appearances on Saturday, and Mauigoa shared how going up against Hurricane defensive ends Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor has him prepared for the next level:

“Nobody comes close to what we got. I mean, Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor, they gave me all the work. They built who I am right now. Every day, we’re going head-to-head. Like coach [Mario] Cristobal said in one of his interviews, it’s like Jurassic Park.”

It is an interesting comment, and one that echoes what Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson said earlier in the week, about the benefits of facing top-level competition not only in games but during the practice week.

If the Browns were to select Mauigoa, he would get to continue that experience by facing defensive end Myles Garrett regularly in practice. And given Garrett’s interest in dinosaurs, he would likely appreciate the Jurassic Park reference.

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