Browns' Rashard Higgins: Has second chance with new regime

Browns wide receivers coach Chad O'Shea said Higgins "has an opportunity" to claim the No. 3 wide receiver job, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Higgins had an unconventional offseason. He was released by the Browns in March, becoming an unrestricted free agent, then re-signed with the team six weeks later. "He has really embraced learning the offense, which is going to be really important for him, as it is for all of our guys in the room. I'm really excited to have the opportunity to coach him," said O'Shea, who also serves as Cleveland's passing coordinator. Higgins brings institutional knowledge, having spent the first four years of his career in Cleveland, including a stretch in 2018 when he and quarterback Baker Mayfield developed a degree of chemistry. That was before 2019, when he fell afoul of then-head coach Freddie Kitchens. The most serious competition for Higgins is expected to be running back Kareem Hunt, who finished third in catches behind Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry last season.