Saturday Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/27/24)

More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Saturday Dawg Chow.

Dawgs By Nature:

• 2024 NFL Draft: Cleveland Browns pick DT Michael Hall Jr. at No. 54 (Thomas Moore) - The Cleveland Browns finally decided to get in on the fun of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night with the selection of defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. in the second round with the No. 54 overall selection.
• 2024 NFL Draft: Cleveland Browns pick OG Zak Zinter at No. 85 (Chris Pokorny) - With the 85th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected OG Zak Zinter (6-6, 322 lbs) from Michigan. He is the Browns’ second Day 2 pick, having been selected in the third round. The Browns selected DT Michael Hall earlier in the evening with the 54th overall pick — so it’s pretty funny how the team went back-to-back with Ohio State and Michigan players.
• Browns DT depth chart after Michael Hall Jr. pick in 2nd Round (Jared Mueller) - Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Hall, the Cleveland Browns second-round selection on Friday night, continues the revamp of Cleveland’s defensive line since defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz took over last year, especially on the interior.
• Browns NFL Draft Profile: DT Michael Hall Jr. (Matt Wilson) - The Cleveland Browns ended up selecting DT Michael Hall with the 54th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, using their second-round pick. Our pre-draft profile and scouting report on him can be found below — read up on all the strengths and weaknesses of the Ohio State product who is staying “home.”
• Browns guard depth chart after Zak Zinter selection (Jared Mueller) - The Cleveland Browns seemed to be focused on adding an offensive tackle early in this year’s NFL draft, but a lot went before their selection in the third round. Instead, Michigan guard Zak Zinter is added to the interior offensive line room led by veterans Joel Bitonio and Wyatt Teller.
• What Zak Zinter brings to the Cleveland Browns (Daniel Plocher) - Zak Zinter was a four-year starter for the Michigan Wolverines and was superb in 42 career starts. The three-time All-Big Ten honoree, two-time Joe Moore Award-winner and unanimous All-American has the chance to continue his greatness to Sundays once he hears his name called in the NFL Draft.
• NFL Draft Day 1: AFC North Wrap Up (Curtiss Brown) - The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, so let’s discuss the picks made by the Cleveland Browns AFC North rivals.
• Browns STARTER windbreakers are now for sale at HOMAGE (Chris Pokorny) - Cleveland Browns fans are used to seeing the classic STARTER satin jackets, but today, for the first time ever, they have partnered with HOMAGE to release the first ever STARTER windbreakers!

Cleveland Browns:

• Browns pick Ohio State’s Michael Hall Jr. at No. 54 of NFL draft 2024. Our scouting report (Beacon Journal)...