National Football League

Former Badgers LB Schobert selected by Browns in 4th round of NFL Draft

Published Apr. 30, 2016 12:18 p.m. ET

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The 6-foot-2, 236-pound Schobert made 28 starts at Wisconsin, where he finished with 13.5 sacks and 172 career tackles. The Browns have told him they may move him around in their 3-4 scheme.

The Browns can only hope this `Joe' is as good as another one they took from Wisconsin. Schobert is looking forward to meeting Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas.

"I've never talked to him, but obviously, growing up in Wisconsin, I was a big fan," he said. "Hopefully, when I get there, I will be able to ask him a couple of questions about how he made his career so successful."

Schobert was fairly confident he would be picked Saturday, but that didn't ease his anxiety as he waited for his phone to ring.

"I watched the draft the first day not really expecting anything, obviously, and then yesterday not really expecting too much but maybe at the end," he said. "It's probably been a little, I wouldn't say disappointing because I was even more hopeful yesterday and I was more expecting to get picked today, but once I got the call right away today, it was finally I know where I'm going and I'll be able to go there and do what I do best. That's play football."