{"id":985044,"date":"2026-08-28T00:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/985044\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T00:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:51:50","slug":"browns-claim-ex-colts-cb-mekhi-blackmon-off-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/985044\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns claim ex-Colts CB Mekhi Blackmon off waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> announced that the team claimed recently waived <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> cornerback <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/40103\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mekhi Blackmon<\/a> off league waivers:<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Regarding Blackmon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Regarding Blackmon&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stampedeblue.com\/indianapolis-colts-news\/126886\/colts-announce-arguably-anticipated-move-at-cornerback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Regarding Blackmon<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk::;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;:&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stampedeblue.com\/indianapolis-colts-news\/126886\/colts-announce-arguably-anticipated-move-at-cornerback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a former 2023 3rd round pick of the <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, the 27-year-old Blackmon was traded to the Colts last late August for a 2026 6th round pick ahead of the former&#8217;s final 53-man roster cuts.<\/p>\n<p>For a banged up Colts cornerback room, he ended up playing reasonably well in relief last season, recording 64 tackles (50 solo), a sack, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defensed during 17 games (11 starts) in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>However, Blackmon struggled mightily in coverage through his two preseason games, having a handful of defensive penalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Blackmon&#8217;s replacement, the Colts signed undrafted rookie cornerback Kenneth Harris, out of Oklahoma State and Arkansas State, who had previously spent his debut offseason with the <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/new-england\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Thursday, the Cleveland Browns announced that the team claimed recently waived Indianapolis Colts cornerback Mekhi Blackmon 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