USC linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold signs with Cleveland Browns
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold was always going to have a tough time getting drafted because of his lack of top-end speed. When evaluating NFL players as physical specimen, having at least one quality which pops off the film is important. Mascarenas-Arnold has a tremendous work ethic and was involved in a lot of plays for USC. He is a smart player who has a knack for being around the ball, and it is widely accepted that coach Matt Entz did a great job with the linebacker room last season before he took over the head coaching job at Fresno State and earned a promotion within the industry.
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However, as well as Mascarenas-Arnold was coached last year at USC, and as hard as he works, the NFL is a vicious, cutthroat business. NFL draft prospects need to be the very best athletic performers with supreme physical profiles. Mascarenas-Arnold doesn't check enough of those boxes. His intangibles are through the roof, but intangibles can only do so much. Let's see if EMA can max out enough to get a special teams or backup linebacker job in the pros.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC football's Easton Macarena's-Arnold inks UDFA deal with Browns
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