The Browns might have drafted TE/FB Brad Smelley partially because they were dissatisfied with 2011 draftee Owen Marecic, who contributed little last season. Smelley brings greater versatility ...

Brad Smelley does not possess the elite blocking ability of Vonta Leach or the versatility of John Kuhn, but he has the toughness crucial to success for a fullback. Smelley was one of the critical ...

BEREA, Ohio -- Rookie fullback Brad Smelley has many of the tangibles that will increase his chances of making the Cleveland Browns roster. Those tangibles were developed in high school and ...

Smelley signs with UA Students and faculty at Tuscaloosa's American Christian Academy packed into the school's gymnasium this morning to cheer as quarterback Brad Smelley sat behind a table at ...

Mark Almond, Birmingham NewsAlabama tight end Brad Smelley catches a pass in front of North Texas cornerback Royce Hill last month. TUSCALOOSA -- University of Alabama student Chris Smelley ...

TUSCALOOSA | Brad Smelley, a junior at American Christian Academy, has received a scholarship offer to play football at the University of Alabama. Smelley, 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, started at ...

Good hands and someone who can put a helmet on a defender and bowl them over. Those are two of the accolades Alabama fullback Brad Smelley has received in sidelinescouting.com. The Crimson Tide ...

Rookie RB/TE and seventh-round pick Brad Smelley has signed a contract worth $2.14 million, the Plain Dealer reported. Smelley was a backfield mate at times with Browns' top pick Trent Richardson ...

While William Vlachos and Brad Smelley battled at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., this week, the two former UA stars provided updates every day on Twitter.

As was the case Wednesday, the Texans practiced again on Thursday without tight end Garrett Graham or fullback Brad Smelley. With tight end Owen Daniels still on injured reserve with a designation ...

CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 29: of the Chicago Bears of the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field on August 29, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Jonathan Daniel The Texans made ...

Brad Smelley has been something of a secret weapon as Alabama has forged a 3-0 record. The senior tight end (who plays as an H-back in the Crimson Tide offense) contributes ...