WR Jakeem Grant, who has been one of the most productive returners in the league since he entered it in 2016, is heading to Cleveland.
Here's five things to know about the Browns' newest returner.
1. Grant, a six-year veteran, has no shortage of explosiveness when he's fielding punts or kickoffs. He's returned 119 career punts for 1,228 yards (10.3 yards per return) and scored four touchdowns, including two in the last two seasons, and also returned 110 kickoffs for 2,699 yards (34.5 yards per return) and two touchdowns, including a 102-yard return in Week 1 of 2018 that was the longest kick return of the year. Grant scored the longest punt return of 2021 — and 10th-longest punt return in league history — in Week 13 last season when he ran back a 97-yard return. He was also voted to his first career Pro Bowl last season as a returner.
2. Grant has won Special Teams Player of the Week three times. He won it in 2018 and 2020 with the Dolphins after weeks in which he scored return touchdowns and won it again in 2021 after his 97-yard punt return TD.
3. Grant can also chip in as a receiver. He has 100 career receptions for 1,140 yards and seven touchdowns and collected 11 receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns last season, which he split with both the Dolphins and Bears after he was traded in Week 5.
4. Grant was one of the best receivers in program history at Texas Tech and is the program leader with 3,286 career receiving yards, placing him above Michael Crabtree and Wes Welker. He also had four kick-return TDs with the Red Raiders, which is also a program record.
5. Grant joins Amari Cooper as the first two receivers the Browns have added to the position so far this offseason. The group now includes Cooper, Grant, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Anthony Schwartz and Ja'Marcus Bradley.
Free Agency
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) warms up before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/WIlfredo Lee)
Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki (86) hoists up wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) after Grant scored a touch down during the second half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
NFC's Jakeem Grant (17) of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball during the NFL Pro Bowl football game, Sunday, February 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Gregory Payan/AP Images for NFL)
Chicago Bears' Jakeem Grant Sr. gets past Green Bay Packers' Rasul Douglas for a touchdown reception during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Miami Dolphins wide receivers Danny Amendola (80) and Jakeem Grant (19) enter the field before an NFL football game New York Jets, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Jakeem Grant (17) runs the ball against the Detroit Lions during an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Teammates congratulate Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) after Grant scored a touchdown, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant Sr. (19) tries to evade a tackle by Indianapolis Colts defensive end Tyquan Lewis (94) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) fumbles the ball as he is tackled by Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson (24), bottom, with Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Matt Milano (58) pursuing, during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) scores a touchdown during the second half at an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. To the right are Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace (39) and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Allen Hurns (17). (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant #19 catches a pass during the first quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders in an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jeff Bottari)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Jakeem Grant carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) takes a knee before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) celebrates his touchdown on a punt return against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson (15), congratulates wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19), after Grant scored a touchdown during the second half at an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) avoids a tackle by New York Jets linebacker Neville Hewitt (46), during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) catches the ball during NFL football practice in Davie, Fla., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) runs with the ball past Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Isaac Rochell (98) and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Tyron Johnson (83) during an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) runs with the ball while being pursued by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Steven Nelson (20) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Buffalo Bills linebacker Corey Thompson (52) misses a tackle as Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant (19) runs for t touchdown, during the first half at an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
