CLEVELAND, Ohio — With the Cleveland Browns ' playoff hopes all but extinguished, the final five games of the season have transformed into a crucial evaluation period for young players who could become foundational pieces for the franchise moving forward.

Two players in particular have been thrust into the spotlight due to injuries — second-round defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. and guard Teven Jenkins — creating what Orange and Brown Talk host Dan Labbe describes as a critical opportunity to secure their futures in Cleveland.

“With Maliek Collins going on IR, this is kind of Mike Hall’s moment,” Labbe explained on the podcast. “And so now Mike Hall gets five games to sort of step in and show this team, Are you a cornerstone of this defense? Are you a guy that can start next to Mason G

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