Browns agree to terms with second-round running back Montario Hardesty.
The Browns have agreed to terms with second-round running back Montario Hardesty today.CLEVELAND -- The Browns have agreed to terms on a four-year deal for second-round running back Montario Hardesty, a league source told the Plain Dealer.
Terms were not immediately available. That leaves only two unsigned Browns draft picks, first-rounder Joe Haden and second-rounder T.J. Ward. Rookies reported Friday but the first full-squad practice is not until Saturday.
Hardesty, who worked primarily with the first-team offense in OTAs and minicamp, started 19 of his 49 games at Tennessee. In his final season, he rushed for 1,345 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Browns felt so strongly about Hardesty's ability that they traded a third-rounder and two fifths to move up to draft him.
He'll challenge Jerome Harrison for the starting job, but the two will likely split time.