The Browns are loaded in the secondary, so Olomu won’t be missed.
Mike Pettine confirmed Wednesday that rookie cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu will likely sit out the 2015 season while he continues to recover from a serious knee injury, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
“Players that have had this injury before, it’s rare that you would return that season,” he said. “Given our depth, we’re very comfortable with him sitting out. That’s just one that we felt it was a low-risk, high-reward move when we took him in the seventh round. There’s no reason to rush it back given the depth in that room now anyway.”
Ekpre-Olomu, an All American at Oregon, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and dislocated knee during a practice in December for the Ducks showdown with Florida State in the national championship semifinal and underwent surgery soon thereafter.
Olomu was a potential first-round pick before the injury.