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Cleveland Browns (Finally drafting Buckeyes)

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Don Muenz said:
Hangin’ with ‘em. Texas boy to Texas?
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The Texans reportedly weren't interested in Baker in the Watson deal, so I feel like they aren't interested in general. I think Seattle would make sense, but they have Lock and were high on him when he was drafted. Carolina is another, but they basically just tried this with Sam Darnold. I'd rather have Baker than both of those guys, though. Detroit, but Goff has a boat anchor contract already. I have no idea.

Nobody is going to want to pay him that much to be a backup. This is going to get interesting.
 
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3074326 said:
The Texans reportedly weren't interested in Baker in the Watson deal, so I feel like they aren't interested in general. I think Seattle would make sense, but they have Lock and were high on him when he was drafted. Carolina is another, but they basically just tried this with Sam Darnold. I'd rather have Baker than both of those guys, though. Detroit, but Goff has a boat anchor contract already. I have no idea.

Nobody is going to want to pay him that much to be a backup. This is going to get interesting.
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Maybe should have tried to force the Texans into taking Baker and let them worry about turning him around for another pick. Who would have thought that picking up the 5th year option would be a bad thing. Seemed like a can't miss decision when it went from being projected to be 25M to 18M when the cap went down. When healthy Baker is a middle of the pack QB and a clear upgrade over at least a handful of starters. The Browns probably aren't in a position to eat a chunk of his contract to get a better pick at this point.
 
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They need to get Baker to renegotiate the contract to a 4M signing bonus and 15M non-guaranteed then they can pay him to go away and he can sign with whoever will take him. I'm thinking he isn't good enough for a team trying to win, but too good for a rebuilding team that wants to tank.
 
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Cleveland Browns sign QB Jacoby Brissett, add depth in case of Deshaun Watson suspension

The Cleveland Browns officially introduced Deshaun Watson as their new quarterback Friday afternoon, and also announced the signing of free agent quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported the move to add Brissett is insurance in case Watson is suspended under the NFL’s personal conduct policy and is unable to begin the 2022 season as the starter.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...rhSEKHasYjOpj6UKXoT2SHbTfXJnU_lBxBQBFAu_2ZdkE
 
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Free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has not yet signed with a team for the 2022 NFL season. After spending the previous two-plus seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Beckham Jr. was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in the middle of last year in a blockbuster deal. During Monday's NFL owners' meetings, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was asked about a potential reunion with Beckham during the 2022 season.

“I really like Odell,” Stefanski said, via Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot. “We’ll see how it all plays out.”

Last week, Cabot reported that Beckham has not closed the door on a return to Cleveland after the Deshaun Watson trade and that he has a strong relationship with his former teammates.

"A source told Cleveland.com that Beckham is open to the possibility because he loved his teammates and Browns fans, and only left when things reached the point of no return with Baker Mayfield," Cabot wrote recently.

Beckham was asked by a Browns fan on Twitter if he would return and the former LSU star responded, “Lol that’s an interesting one.”

How can they afford him you ask:

Exploring the Browns Current Salary Cap Situation

At OverTheCap, they currently estimate the Browns have $26.292 million in cap space for 2022. This number does not include contracts for Anthony Walker IV, Chris Hubbard, or Jacoby Brissett. This number does still include Baker Mayfield's team-leading salary cap hit. This number also does not include the Austin Hooper savings because they are not available until June 1. Jack Duffin, using the same criteria, estimates the Browns currently have $26.409 in cap space for 2022.

Keep in mind, with the impending trade of Baker Mayfield, the Browns salary cap space would then swell to roughly $45 million, with another $9.5 million becoming available in June from the Hooper release. In past years, Berry has not spent anywhere near to the cap, instead electing to roll over cap space to the following year. This year the Browns are using $10.5 million in cap space from 2021 that was not used. They have been near the top of the league in cap rollover dollars over the past few years and it's possible they will decide to take that course again, depending on what opportunities the remainder of the offseason presents.

Regardless of the decisions made going forward, the Browns have manipulated the salary cap masterfully this offseason, allowing themselves to be ultra-aggressive in the trade market while finding values in the second and third tiers of free agency. Browns fans should feel confident that their team will not soon find itself in the proverbial "cap hell" that other teams have contended within recent years.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/nfl/cleveland...s-salary-cap-situation-184967228/#184967228_1
 
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Following quarterback Deshaun Watson’s trade from the Houston Texans to the Cleveland Browns, Watson signed a fully-guaranteed, $230 million contract with his new team. Watson’s fully-guaranteed contract is unprecedented in the NFL, and it is not sitting well with other owners across the league. Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Biscotti is one

“I don’t know that he should’ve been the first guy to get a fully-guaranteed contract,” Biscotti said, via ProFootballTalk. “To me, that’s something that is groundbreaking, and it’ll make negotiations harder with others.”
 
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