Cleveland Browns sign CB Roderick Hood
by Tony Grossi/Plain Dealer Reporter Tuesday May 26, 2009, 11:16 AM
CLEVELAND -- The Browns have signed veteran free-agent cornerback Roderick Hood, two league sources confirm.
Hood started for the Arizona Cardinals in last season's Super Bowl. He was the team's starting cornerback for 30 of the previous 32 regular-season games, intercepting six passes, including five in 2007.
Hood, 5-11 and 198 pounds, was released by the Cardinals shortly after the draft in April. He had visited with Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago and the Rams. Hood chose the Browns over the Rams, who also had made him a contract offer, the source said.
Hood, 27, played his first four NFL seasons with Philadelphia. He should be considered a strong candidate to displace Eric Wright or Brandon McDonald as a starter at cornerback.
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