▁the ▁Buff s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁Ch ia ver ini ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁( 1 4 8 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁who ▁were ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁NFL ▁as ▁an ▁expansion ▁team ▁following ▁the ▁original ▁team ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁re location ▁to ▁Baltimore . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁and ▁started ▁ 8 ▁cont ests ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁an ▁injured ▁Les lie ▁She ph erd . ▁He ▁ranked ▁fifth ▁among ▁NFL ▁ro ok ies ▁with ▁ 4 4 ▁catch es ▁( fif th - high est ▁by ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁in ▁club ▁history ) ▁and ▁sixth ▁with ▁ 4 8 7 ▁yards ▁( six th - high est ▁by ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁in ▁club ▁history ), ▁to ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁four ▁touch down s . ▁He ▁holds ▁the ▁Brow ns ' ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁catch es ▁by ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁reception s ▁( for ▁ 1 0 8 ▁yards ▁and ▁a ▁touch down ) ▁against ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁his ▁performance ▁re gress ed , ▁playing ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁games ▁( 2 ▁starts ) ▁and ▁missing ▁ 6 ▁cont ests ▁with ▁a ▁ling ering ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁only ▁ 8 ▁reception s ▁for ▁