Cleveland Browns: Just Who Is Lance Leggett?

About a week ago, nobody really knew who Lance Leggett was. While many fans around the NFL still don't, he is definitely making noise in the first stages of camp.

Where is he coming from? I think most Browns fans barely remembered that he was even on the team heading into camp.

That really isn't that much of a surprise considering all the offseason activity and drama regarding the Browns' receivers.

First is the disaster with Donte Stallworth. Then there is the on again off again trade rumors with Braylon Edwards. Then, the team releases Joe Jurevicious who then sues the team for unsafe working conditions.

The Browns then added veterans David Patten and Mike Furrey through free agency, and drafted Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi.

With all those moves made this offseason, the Browns go into camp with plenty of new faces at receiver. Braylon Edwards figures to start on one side but who is opposite of him is up in the air. So one would expect a receiver to really step up in camp.

Sure it would be Patten, Furrey, Robiskie, Massaquoi, or even Joshua Cribbs who figures to play a bigger role in the passing game.

While none of these guys have really done bad so far, the guy that really has taken his game to a new level is Leggett. This is a total shock to many—and a good one.

Here is a guy who had a very solid career at the University of Miami, but he went undrafted. He signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent last year. As a rookie he really didn't make much noise.

Now he is rapidly becoming noticed by the Browns and their fans. He is best known at this point for his long ball touchdown receptions from Brady Quinn. He had an 80 yarder in practice and a 51 yarder in the scrimmage on Sunday. Overall, he has been a huge surprise in camp.

Now camp is a long way from over and it will be interestng to see how Leggett can follow his first week in the weeks to come. While I don't expect Leggett to be penciled in opposite Edwards, I think more playing time is in his future if he keeps up the good work.

The thing that is most refreshing about the Leggett story is that he is a guy that is making news because of what he is doing on the field and not because of drama off it.

Daniel Wolf this was for you.