BEREA, Ohio — The Browns cornerback room is starting to get healthy again. Rookie cornerback Cam Mitchell has been designated for return from injured reserve. He has been on IR since November 7 with a hamstring injury.
A fifth-round pick out of Northwestern, Mitchell has played in eight games with one start this season. Most of his snaps have come on special teams, but he has played 112 snaps on defense, mostly when filling in for Greg Newsome II, his former teammate at Northwestern, in the slot.
The Browns are hopeful they will get Denzel Ward back this week, too. He has missed the last two games with a shoulder injury but is expected to return to practice on Wednesday.
Mitchell was selected No. 142 overall after four seasons with the Wildcats. In 31 career games, he had 85 tackles, two interceptions and 1 1/2 sacks.
“We liked his ability to play press man coverage. We think he’s very physical, very competitive,” Browns GM Andrew Berry said after the Browns selected Mitchell in April. “We also liked his versatility to play inside and outside. We have a number of guys in our corner group that we cross-train in that regard, because it just gives us more flexibility in our sub packages and we feel Cam fills that role, as well. The other thing I should mention on Cam is we did like his appeal in the kicking game and on special teams, as well.”