Tour2ma Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I was hoping for an April Fools leftover, but sadly no... The Cleveland Browns have waived defensive back Ifo Ekpre-Olomu with a non-football injury. Ekpre-Olomu was selected by the Browns in the seventh round last year. He missed the entire season with a knee injury he sustained in college. http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-release-DB-Ifo-Ekpre-Olomu/2bab6077-a1e6-40c0-86cd-1868a6337b32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren15 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Shame...I was hoping he would come good after missing last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Not too many seventh rounders make it. This is a shame tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Make-Believe Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Well... shit. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Knee must not have healed quite right, shame but it was a low risk gamble anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Has to have failed a physical. No doubt he'll continue to work at his rehab for a time and get a look from other teams someday... maybe even this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Knee must not have healed quite right, shame but it was a low risk gamble anywayGet out the pink to to says Carson Wentz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bone Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I have to wonder if it's entirely the knee, or has he lost some of the fight mentally. Probably both if truth be told. I feel bad for the kid, and hopefully he'll put that degree to good use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Nobody in all of sports history can pick' em like my Brownies. Druggies, Drunks & Embezzlers is the new fat, drunk & stupid. Most teams would only draft them with 2 legs & a chance to play football, but not our cracked staff.. Good Luck Expre sure to see you on the other side of the field. Farmer Flyer Towels for everyone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Boy, this is devastating...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Nobody in all of sports history can pick' em like my Brownies. Druggies, Drunks & Embezzlers is the new fat, drunk & stupid. Most teams would only draft them with 2 legs & a chance to play football, but not our cracked staff.. Good Luck Expre sure to see you on the other side of the field. Farmer Flyer Towels for everyone.. Hey- they knew he was a serious injury risk when they took him. At least they didn't draft him high like bum knee Montario Hardesty. If you can name another 7th round pick that made it big without looking it up (other than Marques Colston) congrats. Boy, this is devastating...... Well, for Ifo it sure is, all that rehab- for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Sorry Hoorta, but 31 teams had a pretty good clue to let that rehab happen first & not take the contract risk. As for Hardesty, he got tore up at the bottom of the pile in a mini camp scrimmage fight against Philadelphia ask Mike Golic. Never seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Good luck to Ipo, hope he has a great life after football. Sometimes, an injury just can't be overcome to the ability to play again in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Has to have failed a physical. No doubt he'll continue to work at his rehab for a time and get a look from other teams someday... maybe even this year. If they cut him, he's not close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Sorry Hoorta, but 31 teams had a pretty good clue to let that rehab happen first & not take the contract risk. As for Hardesty, he got tore up at the bottom of the pile in a mini camp scrimmage fight against Philadelphia ask Mike Golic. Never seen again. Wow, we bet rookie minimum last year $400K that Ifo would recover. Contract risk? Har, har, har. Seventh round picks almost never pay off. it was worth the money to see if the kid would pan out. He didn't- Oh- we owe him $42K- what the Browns pay a groundskeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvoethe Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 The reality of the Nfl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joedawg69 Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Well, it was worth a shot. I also have to wonder if the CB's we have fit Horton's defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvoethe Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hope he has his college degree to fall back on. Unless he was taken advantage of by the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hope he has his college degree to fall back on. Unless he was taken advantage of by the system. He had an insurance policy against himself. He collected 3 million. If Ifo got a degree in underwater pottery, he can afford to go back for something viable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggins7919 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 The only explanation for this I can think of is that he had a recent MRI and the results weren't good. I don't see why a team wouldn't keep the guy just to see, right? I mean, he has a cheap contract, was at one time an early round projection, and appears to have it together off the field. I'm guessing he has a bunch of scar tissue or nerve damage. I just don't see why a team wouldn't want to keep him on the roster until the preseason. Doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 The only explanation for this I can think of is that he had a recent MRI and the results weren't good. I don't see why a team wouldn't keep the guy just to see, right? I mean, he has a cheap contract, was at one time an early round projection, and appears to have it together off the field. I'm guessing he has a bunch of scar tissue or nerve damage. I just don't see why a team wouldn't want to keep him on the roster until the preseason. Doesn't make sense. "Ekpre-Olomu feels fine, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT. He’s currently able to dunk a basketball again, and he’s routinely working out with NFL-caliber players, covering receivers and otherwise performing at a high level. The Browns, however, became concerned about his ability to play 16 regular-season games based on the contents of a recent MRI of his knee." (Note: Ifo not only tore his ACL, he dislocated his knee) One of the comments said- the Browns are either going to look stupid for drafting him, or stupid for letting him go- if he happens to turn out like a Willis McGahee, who totally destroyed his knee in the OSU- Miami National Championship game. If we're playing Money Ball, it doesn't make sense. But the guy is only 5' 9", do the analytics say you need a taller corner- like Gilbert? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawg2fan Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 At least they didn't draft him high like bum knee Montario Hardesty. Or a high draft pick like Leroy Hoard in the early 90s. Rack up lots of yards, but fumbled a lot on contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Claimed by Miami... taking a low risk peek... http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/04/05/dolphins-claim-ifo-ekpre-olomu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I assume so, yes, Tour. That being said, if they sign him and stick with him, all hell will break loose in Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I get that he may not be they're guy. But why is Tramon Willians still on the roster..? He blows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I get that he may not be they're guy. But why is Tramon Willians still on the roster..? He blows... Could be waiting until after the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opal312 Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good thing he took out the insurance policy that paid him 3 million. Why did the Browns waste a pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good thing he took out the insurance policy that paid him 3 million. Why did the Browns waste a pick? Does it matter why? The FO choosing him & the FO releasing him are entirely different. Time to move on. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good thing he took out the insurance policy that paid him 3 million. Why did the Browns waste a pick? Hard to call any type of 7th rounder a 'waste'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Good thing he took out the insurance policy that paid him 3 million. Why did the Browns waste a pick? Why did they waste a seventh round pick on a guy with first round talent if he recovers fully? Gee, I don't, it's a fucking mystery, call Ripley's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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