Emmanuel Ogbah Signs With Browns for $6.6M

Former Oklahoma State standout defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah inked a four-year deal with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, signing for around $6.6 million, including a $3 million signing bonus.

Ogbah, the reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2015, will transition in Cleveland to an outside linebacker under Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton.

“Not to put an anchor around his neck or a burden on him, but I think collectively we were shocked at his first individual drill at how well he was able to move,” Horton told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “You see someone in college do it very little, and in our position drills I think it was a collective smile on the coach’s faces.

“He is so much more athletic than what he showed on his tape. We knew he could rush, but there is a big difference between rushing and dropping into space. When he figures it out, I don’t think he knows how good he can be.”

Ogbah tweeted out the following after the news became official.

Officially a member of the Cleveland Browns!!! All glory to God! #BlessedAndGrateful https://t.co/NDflfgAgjS

— Emmanuel Ogbah (@EmanOgbah) May 26, 2016