6-foot-5 Faulkner safety Sears signs with Browns as UDFA

Marte Sears always believed he had a future at the next level.

"I feel like with my size, I'm kind of rangy and I feel like can cover ground real good," said Sears last November. "So I can get the best of both worlds."

The Cleveland Browns are giving him that chance.

The former Faulkner safety has signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent, the NAIA school tweeted Sunday. Standing 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds, Sears finished third on the team in tackles with 57 and led the Eagles in interceptions with six.

From Fresno, California, Sears played at College of Sequoias before coming Faulkner.