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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-joe-flacco-signing-wont-deter-cleveland-possibly-drafting-quarterback');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Joe Flacco signing won’t deter Cleveland from possibly drafting QB');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Indianapolis-Colts-quarterback-Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Joe Flacco signing won’t deter Cleveland from possibly drafting QB</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T17:51:50-07:00">April 11th, 5:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T17:51:50-07:00">April 11th, 5:51pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-joe-flacco-reunites-cleveland-contract-worth-up-to-13-million">Browns’ signing of Joe Flacco</a> would not mean they are done making moves at the quarterback spot yet.</p><p>NFL insider Ian Rapoport reflected on the news during a segment of From The Insiders on NFL Network on Friday. He believes that the <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1910841513547887018" rel="noopener">signing provides security</a> should something go awry in the NFL Draft, but they will continue to consider their options moving forward.</p><p>“That is basically backup quarterback money, but at least they have a quarterback room that could go into the season and be okay. My understanding, does not take them away from anything. It’s actually similar to what the New York Giants did with Russell Wilson and Jamis Winston. Could they take a quarterback? Of course, they could. Could they take him in the first round? Of course, they could,” Rapoport said.</p><p>“Similar to the Cleveland Browns, if it’s a quarterback in the future, not going to let a signing of Joe Flacco for not a lot of money, take them away from that. It just gives them a little security in case maybe someone takes the quarterback they want. they want in case they try to execute a trade, it doesn’t happen, and of course, lot of good feelings between Cleveland and Joe Flacco considering what he did lead him to the playoffs, this is kind of a cool reunion.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From The Insiders on <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLNetwork</a>: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> signed Joe Flacco, but are still open to several options at QB. <a href="https://t.co/8LZwvJzBxw">pic.twitter.com/8LZwvJzBxw</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1910841513547887018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What lies ahead for Browns after Joe Flacco signing</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cleveland-Browns-coach-Kevin-Stefanski-speaks-during-the-2025-NFL-Scouting-Combine.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Whether or not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-rumors-is-kirk-cousins-trade-still-a-possibility-after-joe-flacco-signing">Joe Flacco has a significant role in the Browns offense</a> in 2025, it is still positive for the two parties to reunite with one another.</p><p>Flacco led the Browns to the playoffs in the 2023 season despite the team suffering numerous injuries. He went 4-1 in his five starts as he completed 204 passes for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns. His efforts ended up with him earning the Comeback Player of the Year Award.</p><p>And it seems he hasn’t lost his touch. In 2024 with the Indianapolis Colts, he was successful on 248 passes for 1,761 yards and 12 scores. However, he went 2-4 in his six starts as the Colts missed the postseason.</p><p>Running it back with the Browns presents an opportunity for Flacco to continue performing at a solid level at age 40. As for the team, they will look to make significant improvements after a 4-13 campaign last year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Joe Flacco signing won’t deter Cleveland from possibly drafting QB

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-mina-kimes-cleveland-pass-shedeur-sanders-no-2');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Mina Kimes wants to see Browns pass on Shedeur Sanders at No. 2');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mina-Kimes-of-ESPN.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Mina Kimes wants to see Browns pass on Shedeur Sanders at No. 2</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T14:45:26-07:00">April 11th, 2:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T17:34:18-07:00">April 11th, 5:34pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/nfl-draft-news-insider-breaks-down-scenario-giants-browns-shedeur-sanders">Browns own the No. 2 overall pick</a> in the 2025 NFL Draft and many are still speculating what the team will do with that pick. There’s a possibility they take Shedeur Sanders, as the Tennessee Titans are widely expected to take Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward.</p><p>However, Mina Kimes of ESPN shared her reason why she would rather see Cleveland pass on the Colorado Buffaloes star.</p><p>During a segment on NFL on ESPN, Kimes explained that <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1910796283704488198" rel="noopener">she would rather see</a> the Browns take wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter or edge rusher Abdul Carter with the second pick overall. The 39-year-old NFL analyst claimed that she would be “intrigued” by Cleveland if they instead opted to pick a quarterback later in the draft.</p><p>“I would really be intrigued if [the Browns] were to add a quarterback like Tyler Shough out of Louisville, later in the draft,” Kimes said. “Because to me, he’s one of the more pro-ready players and I think for Cleveland, you do want a quarterback who’s not a developmental prospect. Someone who can come in, play immediately, and imagine him throwing to Travis Hunter and Jerry Jeudy at receiver.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/minakimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@minakimes</a> would be "intrigued" if the Browns drafted a QB later in the draft after potentially taking Travis Hunter or Adbul Carter with the No. 2 pick 👀 <a href="https://t.co/lYtiPIWOA4">pic.twitter.com/lYtiPIWOA4</a></p><p>— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1910796283704488198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Shough is a bit older for a rookie quarterback at 25 years of age. He’s deemed as more of a wild card option for the upcoming draft. Despite that, he’s seemingly improved his draft stock during the pre-draft process after having the best season of his collegiate career at Louisville. He ended the 2024 campaign with 3,195 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, and six interceptions while throwing a 62.7% completion percentage.</p><p>Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-deshaun-watsons-defiant-take-future-amid-doubts-he-plays-again">the Browns were one of the worst teams</a> in the league last season, the belief is that the roster is a quarterback away from being a playoff contender once again. Cleveland experienced serious quarterback woes in the 2024 campaign after Deshaun Watson largely struggled. The 29-year-old quarterback was eventually sidelined after suffering an Achilles rupture in the 21-14 Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>Veteran quarterback Jameis Winston stepped in from there but it wasn’t enough to get the Browns back on track. The front office has made some key moves with Watson’s contract this offseason to create more cap space and all signs point towards the franchise moving on from him as soon as possible.</p><p>As for Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland does make sense considering the only other quarterbacks on the Browns’ roster are Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and an injured Watson. Other possible rookie quarterbacks the Browns could select in the draft include Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe, and Quinn Ewers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Mina Kimes wants to see Browns pass on Shedeur Sanders at No. 2

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/nfl-draft-news-insider-breaks-down-scenario-giants-browns-shedeur-sanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insider breaks down scenario for Giants or Browns to still take Shedeur Sanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Shedeur-Sanders_b9c214.jpg"><figcaption>Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insider breaks down scenario for Giants or Browns to still take Shedeur Sanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T14:12:32-07:00">April 11th, 2:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T14:12:32-07:00">April 11th, 2:12pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It seems like the NFL Draft is still a mystery after the No. 1 pick, with many people already penciling it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-news-cam-ward-work-out-amid-no-1-pick-buzz">Cam Ward going to the Tennessee Titans</a>. The Cleveland Browns will be next on the clock, and though it feels like Abdul Carter can be the pick, there’s a chance that they could grab someone else. Shedeur Sanders seems like the choice, but NFL insider Dan Brugler believes the quarterback <a href="https://youtu.be/oEeI9Hjb85E?list=PLZiIxpfZM2Hx7cI3nsmJM6QYUbOne5Njq&amp;t=2096" rel="noopener">could fall late</a> in the first round, or into the second.</p><p>“The Browns at two, the Giants at three, both these teams need a quarterback theoretically, but is there one worth taking in the Top Three? Shedeur Sanders, there’s plenty of Jackson Dart love,” Brugler said on the Scoop City show. “Even looking at the Saints at No. 9 possibly in the quarterback market. But all signs are kind of pointing to none of those teams drafting a quarterback, at least where we are now, two weeks out.</p><p>“So much can change in a day, let alone two weeks. So can the Steelers in the twenties or maybe the Giants or Browns trading up from the early second round into that late first to get him?”</p><p>For a while now, Sanders has been said to be going in the top 10, but things can change closer to the actual draft. If the Browns and Giants like somebody better with the first-round picks they’ll go get them, but it’s hard to see Sanders still on the board when it’s time for them to pick again in the second round.</p><h2><b>Where could Shedeur Sanders land in the NFL Draft?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Shedeur-Sanders_b9c214.jpg"><figcaption>Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Looking at most of the mock drafts surfacing the internet, people have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/saints-rumors-shedeur-sanders-buzz-heats-up-mel-kiper-mock-draft-projection">Sanders going in the first round</a> to either the Giants, Browns, or Saints. There’s no doubt in some people’s eyes that Sanders is the second-best quarterback in the draft, and he has the skills to be a productive signal-caller in the league. Right now, the Giants have two veteran quarterbacks on their team, but that doesn’t mean they can’t look to the future and try to land a quarterback now.</p><p>For the Browns, Deshaun Watson is still under his big contract, but with his current injury status and uncertainty about the next time he’ll play, the Browns could roll the dice and take Sanders for insurance.</p><p>The Saints have let it be known that Derek Carr is their QB1 for next season, but with a recent shoulder injury popping up and possibly affecting his availability, they could definitely consider drafting Sanders if he’s still there.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insider breaks down scenario for Giants or Browns to still take Shedeur Sanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-is-kirk-cousins-trade-still-a-possibility-after-joe-flacco-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Is Kirk Cousins trade still a possibility after Joe Flacco signing?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Atlanta-Falcons-QB-Kirk-Cousins_f97fe5.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Is Kirk Cousins trade still a possibility after Joe Flacco signing?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T07:44:07-07:00">April 11th, 7:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T11:07:06-07:00">April 11th, 11:07am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oh, the quarterback saga. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-reunites-cleveland-contract-worth-up-to-13-million">Cleveland Browns re-signed aging wonder Joe Flacco</a> while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-deshaun-watsons-defiant-take-future-amid-doubts-he-plays-again">Deshaun Watson claims the last</a> has not been heard from him. And then there’s this rumor: Is there still a possibility of trading for Kirk Cousins after the Flacco signing?</p><p>Perhaps the signing of Flacco only <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1910678107922600433" rel="noopener">complicates the matter</a> of dealing for Cousins, according to a post on X by Ari Meirov.</p><p>The interesting part about the #Browns signing Joe Flacco isn’t how it affects their draft plans — it’s how it might impact the idea of trading for Kirk Cousins. Many around the league believed Cleveland could explore that after the draft, but with Flacco and Pickett now in the building — and the door still open to drafting a QB — it’s no longer a straightforward move.</p><p>Oh, so they might still draft a quarterback, too. That’s almost comical. They would have Watson, who is likely out for most of the season, Flacco, Kenny Pickett, a rookie, AND trade for Cousins? Somebody’s gotta leave the building. It’s likely Pickett as the odd man out if the Browns trade for Cousins.</p><h2><b>Would QB Kirk Cousins help Browns?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Atlanta-Falcons-QB-Kirk-Cousins.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dan Orlovsky has been <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1907836068524618238" rel="noopener">spinning that narrative</a> quite a bit, according to the Pat McAfee Show.</p><p>“If Kirk Cousins becomes their starting quarterback, I would take Travis Hunter at (No. 2),” Orlovsky said. “If I was dead set on not taking a quarterback and I was getting Cousins. I’ve got a chance now.</p><p>“(The Browns) still (have) a talented roster. (Kevin) Stefanski is still a very good coach. Travis Hunter would play wide receiver for me. I think Kirk Cousins … never seemed settled last year. We called his games on Monday Night Football and he never seemed comfortable and never seemed like the right offensive fit.”</p><p>However, there are others, including NFL insider James Palmer, who suggest Cousins’ days as an NFL starter are gone, according to Sports Illustrated.</p><p>“If you talk to anybody in Atlanta, they will tell you he has just fallen off a cliff, which does happen to some older quarterbacks,” Palmer said. “They believe he can’t play the position physically anymore. He just couldn’t play it physically anymore in the eyes of the Falcons. That bled into some issues in the way he played the position mentally as well. It led into a position where they believed he was unplayable.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Is Kirk Cousins trade still a possibility after Joe Flacco signing?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-reunites-cleveland-contract-worth-up-to-13-million');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Flacco reunites with Browns on contract worth up to $13 million');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Joe-Flacco-with-Browns.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Flacco reunites with Browns on contract worth up to $13 million</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T05:37:32-07:00">April 11th, 5:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T06:00:24-07:00">April 11th, 6:00am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns desperately need to upgrade their quarterback position. Cleveland cannot count on Deshaun Watson to be ready for the 2025 season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-deshaun-watson-suffers-achilles-injury-recovery-setback">after his Achilles injury setback</a>. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-kenny-pickett-makes-qb1-claim-after-eagles-trade">Browns traded for QB Kenny Pickett from the Eagles</a> back in March. Now they’ve reunited with one surprising player from the 2023 season.</p><p>The Browns have signed veteran QB Joe Flacco to a <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1910669760091521421" rel="noopener">one-year contract worth $4 million</a> per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Flacco’s contract features incentives that could allow him to earn up to $13 million.</p><p>Flacco had an incredible 2023 season with the Browns. Cleveland signed Flacco off the street and he went on a heater, proving that he can still play like a starting quarterback.</p><p>Flacco threw for 1,616 yards with 13 touchdowns and only eight interceptions in five games with the Browns in 2023.</p><p>As a result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-wins-comeback-player-of-the-year-resurgence-with-cleveland">Flacco won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award</a>.</p><p>Schefter reported that Flacco also spoke with the Steelers and Vikings before deciding to come back to the Browns.</p><p>Flacco spent the 2024 season as the backup to Anthony Richardson with the Colts. He ended up playing eight games for the Colts after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-final-anthony-richardson-injury-decision-season-finale">Richardson suffered multiple injuries</a> for the second straight season.</p><p>Flacco threw for 1,761 yards with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions in those eight games.</p><h2><b>Does the Joe Flacco signing mean the Browns will not draft a QB in the 2025 NFL Draft?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joe_Flacco_on_Cleveland_Browns.webp"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-USA Today Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The obvious question to ask after this move is whether or not the Browns will still draft a QB in the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>Cleveland currently has only Pickett and Flacco at the position, so there is certainly room on the roster to add another QB.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-brass-met-shedeur-sanders-travis-hunter">Cleveland has been linked with Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders</a>. He was once viewed as a no-brainer for either the Browns at second overall or the Giants at third overall. Less than two weeks before the draft, nobody knows how far he might fall in the first round.</p><p>ESPN’s Jordan Reid predicted on Thursday that the Browns could use their second-round pick, and additional ammo, to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-cleveland-predicted-make-draft-trade-qb">trade back into the first round</a>. The idea being they could draft a quarterback towards the end of the first round and gain the fifth-year option on him.</p><p>There’s no telling how far up the Browns would have to trade to get Sanders. It certainly seems like the Steelers at 21st overall would be very tempted to take Sanders, especially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-rumors-could-aaron-rodgers-announce-signing-pat-mcafee-pitt-event">if Aaron Rodgers does not sign with them before the draft</a>.</p><p>The Browns could also be interested in Jaxson Dart or Tyler Shough.</p><p>It will be interesting to see what Cleveland does during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-draft-order-prospects-targets">2025 NFL Draft on April 24th</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Flacco reunites with Browns on contract worth up to $13 million

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Deshaun <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-deshaun-watson-ruptures-achilles-second-time-3-months">Watson will most likely be out</a> for the entire 2025 season after rupturing his Achilles once again, and now people are wondering if he’ll ever play football again. Watson was one of the most electrifying quarterbacks at a time in his career, and once he got to the Cleveland Browns, he could never recapture that success.</p><p>Though people seem to be doubting if he’ll ever play again, Watson hears the noise and he’s ready to prove them wrong, as he mentioned <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deshaunwatson/reel/DIMuiZBR8dC/?hl=en" rel="noopener">on his social media</a>.</p><p>“Everyone is doubting me,” Watson said. “Everyone don’t believe in me, Everyone don’t think I can get back to where I was. But I know, and I believe the work that I put in, that I believe in myself. The peace that I’ve been channeling the last couple of months. I know, I’m gonna be way better than before.”</p><p>Not only did Watson have problems on the field as far as his performance, but off the field, a large number of women came out and said that they were sexually assaulted while they were giving him massages. That’s been going on for years now, and some could say that’s what ultimately led him out of Houston.</p><p>Recently, Browns owner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-jimmy-haslem-admits-swing-and-miss-deshaun-watson-trade">Jimmy Haslam spoke about the trade</a> that landed Watson on the Browns, and how they have to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44479689/browns-co-owner-admits-big-swing-miss-deshaun-watson" rel="noopener">be held accountable</a> for it not going the way they liked.</p><p>“We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarterback, we didn’t and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we’ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole. [The trade] was an entire organization decision and it ends with Dee and I, so hold us accountable,” Haslam said, via Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.</p><p>The Browns traded three first-round picks, a third-round pick, and two fourth-round picks to the Texans for Watson, and then gave him the biggest guaranteed contract in NFL history. At the time it seemed like a lot, and now looking ahead, it still looks the same, especially since Watson hasn’t lived up to those expectations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Deshaun Watson’s defiant take on Browns’ future amid doubts he plays again

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-cleveland-predicted-make-draft-trade-qb');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Cleveland predicted to make draft trade for QB');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Andrew-Berry.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Cleveland predicted to make draft trade for QB</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-10T06:37:21-07:00">April 10th, 6:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-10T06:37:21-07:00">April 10th, 6:37am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns are perhaps the most interesting team in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, as they likely will have a huge ripple effect on the rest of the draft based on what they will do with the No. 2 pick. The current buzz is that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-mel-kiper-reveals-result-travis-hunter-abdul-carter-debate">Browns will take either Colorado’s Travis Hunter or Penn State’s Abdul Carter</a> over <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-insider-dumps-cold-water-on-browns-giants-link-to-shedeur-sanders">quarterback Shedeur Sanders</a>, but ESPN’s Jordan Reid is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44592479/2025-nfl-draft-latest-buzz-rumors-news-answering-questions-all-32-teams-picks" rel="noopener">predicting that they trade up</a> from the first pick in the second round to take a quarterback.</p><p>“What the Browns do at No. 2 could send the draft in several directions,” Jordan Reid of ESPN said. “They have a huge hole at quarterback, but it seems likely they would go with the best available player on their board, picking either edge rusher Abdul Carter (Penn State) to play opposite Myles Garrett or wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter (Colorado) for an additional playmaker. But what about QB? The Browns will select one at some point in this draft. Since they own the top pick in the second round, don’t be surprised if they use that (or other picks) to trade back into Round 1 for their signal-caller.”</p><p>It is unknown how far Sanders will fall in the draft, so depending on how far he drops, the Browns could target him in a trade-up. Other players like Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough and Jalen Milroe could be in contention as well. Regardless, the Browns are very much in play to trade up.</p><p>Trading back into the first round for a quarterback would give the Browns the fifth-year option for the quarterback they take, which is valuable if the player ends up being good. It will be interesting to see who the Browns choose from at No. 2 between Hunter and Carter, and if they are able to move back into the first round to get a quarterback they like on draft night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Cleveland predicted to make draft trade for QB

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-deshaun-watson-hit-harsh-reality-bad-tape-achilles-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Deshaun Watson hit with harsh reality over ‘bad tape,’ Achilles injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DeShaun-Watson-3.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Galvin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Deshaun Watson hit with harsh reality over ‘bad tape,’ Achilles injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T08:46:19-07:00">April 8th, 8:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T08:46:19-07:00">April 8th, 8:46am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the duration of his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-cleveland-makes-coaching-move-amid-deshaun-watson-saga">Cleveland Browns tenure, DeShaun Watson</a> has been a popular answer among fans when asked about the worst starting quarterback in the NFL. Even before he suffered a gruesome Achilles injury, Watson’s subpar performances led to the consensus belief that he is clearly not the team’s answer under center, regardless of his salary.</p><p>With the Browns entering the 2025 NFL Draft with the No. 2 pick, many see Watson’s time as Cleveland’s starting quarterback <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1909608007614210169" rel="noopener">all but over</a>, including ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The NFL insider said the executives he spoke to are “split” on Watson ever playing another snap again, both due to his injury recovery and his future after a “bad” 2024.</p><p>“Spoke to several people at owner’s meetings about [DeShaun Watson],” Fowler tweeted. “Split opinions on whether Watson will play again. Would he accept a QB2 or bridge role somewhere down the line? As one high-ranking personnel pointed out, the tape was simply bad in 2024 (before Achilles tear).”</p><p>Before suffering a ruptured Achilles, Watson threw for just 1,148 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions through seven games in 2024. The Browns’ offense ranked near the bottom of the league for the first half of the season but immediately rose to another level once Jameis Winston took over.</p><p>On top of the in-season injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/browns-news-deshaun-watson-ruptures-achilles-second-time-3-months">Watson suffered a significant setback</a> in the offseason. His updated recovery timeline has him expected to likely miss the entire 2025 season, giving the Browns the chance to evaluate other quarterback options.</p><h2><b>Browns’ potential quarterback options in 2025 NFL Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Browns-HC-Kevin-Stefanski-Browns-GM-Andrew-Berry-and-Browns-owner-Jimmy-Haslam.jpg"><figcaption>Phil Masturzo / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If the Browns decide to move on from Watson, they get their chance to do so in the 2025 NFL Draft. Cleveland opted not to sign a replacement in free agency, instead trading Dorian Thompson-Robinson to the Philadelphia Eagles for former first-round pick Kenny Pickett. While Pickett claims he will become the team’s starter, he spent the entire 2024 season as the backup to Jalen Hurts.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-news-cam-ward-tennessee-nfl-draft-odds-skyrocket">Cam Ward widely expected to go No. 1 overall</a>, the Browns will have their choice between Shedeur Sanders and Jaxson Dart at No. 2 if they wish to take a quarterback. However, many see the team going in another direction, potentially taking Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter.</p><p>There are still a handful of veteran quarterbacks available in free agency, but the options are slim. Aaron Rodgers remains the only viable starter on the market. Carson Wentz, Joe Flacco, Drew Lock and Desmond Ridder highlight the rest of the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Deshaun Watson hit with harsh reality over ‘bad tape,’ Achilles injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-mel-kiper-reveals-result-travis-hunter-abdul-carter-debate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Mel Kiper reveals result of Travis Hunter-Abdul Carter ‘debate’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Travis-Hunter-4.jpg"><figcaption>© Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Mel Kiper reveals result of Travis Hunter-Abdul Carter ‘debate’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T06:58:26-07:00">April 8th, 6:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T06:58:26-07:00">April 8th, 6:58am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the 2025 NFL Draft looming in just over two weeks, the Cleveland Browns are in an interesting spot with the No. 2 pick. If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-insider-dumps-cold-water-on-browns-giants-link-to-shedeur-sanders">Browns decide not to select Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders</a> with the pick, they have a decision to make between Travis Hunter and Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, and Mel Kiper is going with Hunter <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44534765/2025-nfl-mock-draft-mel-kiper-two-rounds-64-picks-predictions-sanders-ward-hunter" rel="noopener">in his latest mock draft</a> for ESPN.</p><p>“I debated Hunter vs. Penn State’s Abdul Carter for Cleveland,” Mel Kiper said in his mock draft for ESPN. “There’s no doubt that slotting Carter opposite Myles Garrett would destroy game plans. But Hunter is a special prospect in so many ways, and he’d check a big box for the Browns — mainly as a receiver. They have wideout Jerry Jeudy and tight end David Njoku but need more pass-catching talent. Hunter — my No. 1 overall prospect — has a ‘wow’ factor to his game, and he could use his speed, ball skills, instincts and elusiveness to become an impact player right out of the gate. He had 96 catches for 1,258 and 15 TDs last season.”</p><p>Kiper outlines the impact that Hunter would have on the Browns’ offense as a receiver, and given the roster, it makes a lot of sense that he would be utilized on that side of the ball a ton. Still, despite the Browns having two solid cornerbacks, Kiper believes that the Browns should put Hunter out there on the field as well in key situations when they need a stop.</p><p>“But there’s also the defensive impact of taking Hunter,” Kiper said. “Cleveland already has playmakers at cornerback in Denzel Ward and Greg Newsome II, but it could still use Hunter in big spots. Have to make a stop at the end of the half? I’d have him on the field. Drafting Hunter and getting him in the mix on both sides of the ball could really energize this fan base.”</p><p>The Browns are in a position to add a blue chip player with the No. 2 pick, and both Hunter and Carter fit that billing. As of late, it seems like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/nfl-rumors-browns-leaning-travis-hunter-no-2-overall-abdul-carter">Hunter is the consensus pick</a> in that spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Mel Kiper reveals result of Travis Hunter-Abdul Carter ‘debate’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-insider-dumps-cold-water-on-browns-giants-link-to-shedeur-sanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Insider dumps cold water on Browns, Giants link to Shedeur Sanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/full_750e0d.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Insider dumps cold water on Browns, Giants link to Shedeur Sanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T06:42:59-07:00">April 8th, 6:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T06:42:59-07:00">April 8th, 6:42am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For his soon-to-be-determined future, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu/shedeur-sanders-gives-blunt-answer-about-being-drafted-into-a-rebuild">Shedeur Sanders doesn’t mind a rebuild</a> situation. And he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-shedeur-sanders-cam-ward-eye-opening-draft-exercise">profiles near the top</a> of the 2025 draft class. However, an NFL insider <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1909564853603205577" rel="noopener">dumped cold water</a> on the Browns or Giants’ link to Sanders, according to a post on X by Adam Schefter.</p><p><i>A discussion with @tyschmit about some of the potential landing spots for Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders.</i></p><p>“I don’t think Shedeur Sanders is going No. 2,” Schefter said. “And the signs point to him not going No. 3, either.”</p><p>And there you have it, straight from the mouth of a guy who knows the NFL inside and out. However, Schefter didn’t couch him comments with “right now, two weeks out.” And that’s the proper course because things change quickly in the NFL.</p><h2><b>Where will QB Shedeur Sanders go?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/full_fcc31b.jpg"></figure><p>Schefter said there are three main options for the Colorado University star.</p><p>“Nine, New Orleans,” Schefter said. “Twenty-one, Pittsburgh. Those are the two scenarios in my mind that are most plausible, right now.”</p><p>Schefter added he could also a situation where the New York Giants or Cleveland Browns got back in the mix later if Sanders remains on the board.</p><p>“I could see … (those teams) trading back into the first round and getting the guy a lot of people linked to them all along at two and three,” Schefter said. “This is to me going to be the great question of (Round 1). Where does Shedeur Sanders go?”</p><p>Schefter left the door open for a wild-card scenario where an unexpected team goes in and grabs Sanders. This happened last year when the Atlanta Falcons surprised draft “experts” and took Michael Penix Jr. even though they had signed Kirk Cousins in the offseason.</p><p>Sanders profiles as an <a href="https://www.nfl.com/prospects/shedeur-sanders/32005341-4e47-8221-56fd-8e3864421298" rel="noopener">eventual plus starter</a>, according to nfl.com. The 6-foot-1, 212-pounder has plenty of confidence, according to nfl.com.</p><p>“He’s seen mixed results under an intensely bright spotlight, but there are no signs his confidence has ever wavered,” Lance Zierlein wrote. “Sanders possesses a baseline of poise, savvy and accuracy, traits that are integral in becoming an NFL starter.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Insider dumps cold water on Browns, Giants link to Shedeur Sanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-cleveland-linked-jalen-milroe-accepted-nfl-draft-invitation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Cleveland linked to Jalen Milroe after accepted NFL Draft invitation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Former-Alabama-Crimson-Tide-quarterback-Jalen-Milroe.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Cleveland linked to Jalen Milroe after accepted NFL Draft invitation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-07T14:50:20-07:00">April 7th, 2:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-07T14:50:20-07:00">April 7th, 2:50pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/nfl-rumors-browns-leaning-travis-hunter-no-2-overall-abdul-carter">Browns have been hot in the rumor mill</a> for a prospect quarterback after Deshaun Watson suffered an Achilles tear midway through last season. They own the No. 2 pick overall in the 2025 NFL Draft and could potentially select one of Cam Ward or Sheduer Sanders. However, there’s speculation the franchise is more interested in one of Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter.</p><p>If that’s true, then the Browns could be in the mix for a quarterback later on in the draft. The club recently invited former Alabam Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe for a private workout. Cleveland <a href="https://x.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1909323574369800658" rel="noopener">walked away from that workout impressed</a> with Milroe, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports.</p><p>“The Browns had an ‘impressive’ private workout with Jalen Milroe, per Jordan Schultz.”</p><p>During a guest appearance on “Up and Adams” with Kay Adams, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network <a href="https://x.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1909301339059847532" rel="noopener">added to the buzz</a> after speculating that the 22-year-old quarterback. Jeremiah claimed that he believes the Browns are going to select a quarterback with one of their first two picks and thinks their second-round pick is where Milroe could be selected.</p><p>“One of the teams I have heard him connected to is Cleveland.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“One of the teams I have heard him connected to is Cleveland,” – <a href="https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoveTheSticks</a> on Jalen Milroe 👀👀👀 <a href="https://t.co/JahBk8ukG2">pic.twitter.com/JahBk8ukG2</a></p><p>— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1909301339059847532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s unclear exactly when the former Alabam star will be selected but he seems ultra confident that he’ll be picked early in the NFL Draft. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/alabama-football-news-jalen-milroe-risky-2025-nfl-draft" rel="noopener">Jalen Milroe made the decision to attend the draft</a>, which is usually something players who are expected to be picked in the first round, sometimes early in the second round, do. It’s a possible sign that he feels confident that the Browns, or perhaps another team, plan to select him late in the first or the early portion of the second round.</p><p>The NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 24. There are a handful of teams that could potentially select Milroe and give him the opportunity to sit and learn on the bench. Outside of the Browns, teams like the Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, and Los Angeles Rams could use a prospect quarterback for the long term.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Cleveland linked to Jalen Milroe after accepted NFL Draft invitation

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the NFL Draft gets closer and closer, it seems very likely that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-rumors-godfather-trade-offer-needed-not-take-cam-ward">Tennessee Titans will select Cam Ward</a> with the No. 1 overall pick. That makes the first pivot point of the draft the No. 2 pick, which is currently held by the Cleveland Browns.</p><p>The Browns have a few different avenues that they can go in. They can take either Shedeur Sanders or Jaxson Dart to fill their need at quarterback, draft Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter to give Myles Garrett a running mate, or they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-teams-feel-travis-hunter-position-colorado-pro-day">can take Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter</a> and figure out where he fits on both sides of the ball.</p><p>For most of the pre-draft process, it has looked like Carter was the most likely outcome at No. 2 for the Browns. Now, however, it appears that Hunter may be creeping up the Browns’ draft board and <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1909290522142789669" rel="noopener">could be the pick</a>, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Two-plus weeks ahead of the NFL Draft, there are signs that point to the Browns now using the No. 2 overall pick on Colorado standout Travis Hunter.</p><p>With <a href="https://twitter.com/tyschmit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tyschmit</a>:</p><p>🎧 <a href="https://t.co/pwhzj4PCTm">https://t.co/pwhzj4PCTm</a> <a href="https://t.co/4nkO8ZFy8E">pic.twitter.com/4nkO8ZFy8E</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1909290522142789669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“A couple of months ago, I was of the mind and the impression, based on things people told me, that the Browns were likely to go quarterback,” Schefter said. “Then, we shifted to Abdul Carter, where there were a lot of people that felt like the Browns were gonna take Abdul Carter. … The latest intel now, is that I believe Travis Hunter is the more likely pick at two today, a couple of weeks out of the NFL Draft.”</p><p>The Browns have a glaring weakness on the edge opposite Garrett, which would make Carter a very tempting pick after an ultra-productive final season at Penn State. However, an injury in the pre-draft process may be scaring some teams away.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/colorado-football-news-travis-hunter-backtracks-huge-pro-day-decision">Hunter can do it all and was very impressive at Colorado’s Pro Day</a> on Friday despite not doing any testing and just running some routes for Shedeur Sanders. The Browns have needs at both receiver and defensive back, which makes Hunter very appealing as someone who is arguably the best prospect in the draft at both spots.</p><p>If Hunter is the pick for the Browns, Cleveland still must figure out who is going to be throwing him the ball on the offensive side. The Browns traded for Kenny Pickett this offseason, but another option at that spot is likely needed before the start of camp.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
8.7	35.8	0	154

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
8.7	35.8	0	154

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