The buzz around Taylen Green keeps getting louder in Cleveland, and now one of his new Browns teammates has added fuel to the fire.
Wide receiver KC Concepcion, the Browns’ first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft, had plenty to say about the sixth-round quarterback after Green started turning heads in preseason action. Concepcion called him “an amazing athlete” and “amazing person,” and didn’t hold back when talking about what Green can bring to the roster.
“Taylen's my guy. I remember playing Taylen in college, and he about single-handedly beat us.
Taylen, he's an amazing athlete, amazing person. He is the same person every day.
He comes in here smiling, laughing. I feel like he is definitely a sleeper for a lot of people.”
Concepcion was talking about a game from just over a year ago, when his Texas A&M Aggies edged Green’s Arkansas Razorbacks, 45-42. Even in the loss, Green put together a monster outing, throwing three touchdown passes and running for two more while accounting for 35 of Arkansas’ 42 points.
That kind of production is part of why Green has become one of the more talked-about rookies in Cleveland over the last two weeks. His first real football action came in last week’s preseason finale, and while he didn’t post anything flashy overall, one play was enough to get people talking.
Green broke loose in his own end zone, scrambled around, then took off straight up the middle of the defense for a 30-yard gain. At 6-foot-6 with long strides, he looked the part on that run, and Browns fans have been imagining what else he might be able to do.
The intrigue doesn’t stop at quarterback, either. Green has said he wants to play quarterback, but if he isn’t the No. 1 guy, there could still be ways to get him on the field. One possibility is using him in short-yardage situations, where his athleticism could give Cleveland an edge.
For now, the question hanging over all of this is whether Green could work his way into the Week 1 backup quarterback job. Either way, the rookie has already given the Browns something to think about, and Concepcion’s comments only add to the growing sense that Green may be more than just another late-round flier.
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