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Bibbs

Bibbs has been playing an H-back role with rookie Malcolm Johnson sidelined. He has five catches for 43 yards through two preseason games. Browns OC John DeFilippo said Bibbs “has gotten a lot better in cutting down his mental mistakes.” Bibbs has a chance to make move TE Rob Housler expendable.

Bibbs is outplaying Rob Housler through two preseason games, catching five passes for 43 yards. He offers more versatility than Housler and could play his way into an early-season H-back role. The Browns would save $1 million in cap space by cutting Housler.

The Browns gave Bibbs snaps with the second team, playing him both inline and in the backfield. He outplayed Rob Housler, who failed to catch his lone target. Bibbs has potential to make Housler’s $1 million salary expendable.

Bibbs (6'2/258) caught 84 balls for 844 yards (10.0 YPR) and ten TDs in two seasons at Iowa State after transferring from JUCO. He earned first-team All-Big 12 from the conference’s coaches as a senior. After undergoing a post-season knee cleanup, Bibbs managed a 4.86 forty, 9-foot-2 broad jump, and 31 1/2-inch vertical at the Cyclones’ Pro Day. A squatty, short-armed tight end who will be 24 years old as a rookie, Bibbs would do well to hang on as an NFL backup.