Browns Using Josh Cribbs As A RB?

Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Browns WR Josh Cribbs has mentioned that he could be playing running back multiples times this week.

โ€œI just want the ball in my hands,โ€ Cribbs said Sunday. โ€œThatโ€™s why I got a lot of screens and the little bubble routes. If theyโ€™re doing that as a receiver, so be it. If itโ€™s in the backfield, so be it. Donโ€™t get caught up on just the receiving aspect.โ€

โ€œAll off-season, Iโ€™ve been working on my receiving capabilities and helping my team on the offensive side,โ€ Cribbs said on Wednesday. โ€œItโ€™s all aspects on offense, helping my team win: receiving, running back, quarterback, whatever.โ€

The Browns need more offensive threats and Cribbs certainly fits their need. It seemโ€™s like every year we hear that the Browns are looking to increase Cribbsโ€™s role but playing him at running back would certainly be a surprise. Cleveland has said that they would also like to limit Peyton Hillisโ€˜s usage so adding Cribbs to the backfield would give them even more depth but it would still be an interesting experiment.

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