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Browns moving Bitonio to left tackle

Cleveland is making a significant change along its offensive front, shifting excellent guard JOEL BITONIO out to left tackle and moving rookie AUSTIN CORBETT inside to left guard. Coach Hue Jackson scoffed at the possibility of such change as recently as last week, but he now says the decision is made for good. Interestingly enough, it was the player Bitonio stands to replace at tackle -- retired perennial Pro Bowler Joe Thomas -- who first publicly suggested that something like this was coming, as he told NFL.com on July 24, after spending time earlier in the offseason working with Corbett, that he was confident Corbett would not play tackle in the NFL. Thomas reportedly likes Corbett's chances of succeeding at guard or center, but thinks he lacks the feet and athleticism needed on the edge.

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