Browns Reportedly Eying Former Chiefs QB As Russell Wilson Backup Plan

As the NFL quarterback carousel continues to spin this free agency, the Cleveland Browns are mulling over their best options to fill the position for the upcoming season.

All options seem to be at play at the moment. Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett currently make up Cleveland's quarterback room, with Pickett reportedly getting a chance to compete for the starting job this offseason.

The Browns could select a young signal-caller with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft and are also rumored to be pursuing a veteran bridge option like Joe Flacco or Kirk Cousins, per Albert Breer.

The team has most frequently been linked to Pittsburgh Steelers' Russell Wilson, who had a visit with the Browns last week. Should that plan fall through, Cleveland could pursue former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Carson Wentz, Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot wrote Wednesday.

The Browns and Wentz "definitely have mutual interest," per Cabot's sources, but the signing would be "contingent upon" what Wilson decides to do.

Cabot notes that the Browns are carrying a $37 million cap hit for Watson, which means the team likely won't be able to spend much on a veteran quarterback. Wentz would arguably fit the bill as a budget-friendly option in the potential price range of $4 million to $6 million a year.

Wentz, 32, is several years removed from his Pro Bowl days on the Philadelphia Eagles and has played for as many as five teams since getting drafted in 2016. The journeyman quarterback has only tallied nine starts in the last three years and spent last season as Patrick Mahomes's backup on the Chiefs.

Related Posts

Santos disputa Campeonato Paulista em busca de 'virada de chave' com Gabigol e Neymar

MatériaMais Notíciasda bwin: O Santos iniciou o ano com a torcida empolgada após a renovação de Neymar até o fim da temporada e a contratação de Gabri

Veja os lances de Brasil x Catar na Kings World Cup

MatériaMais Notíciasda pinnacle: Nesta quinta-feira (8), o Brasil protagonizou uma virada impressionante em cima do Catar na segunda rodada do Grupo D

You Missed

Veja os lances de Brasil x Catar na Kings World Cup

Santos disputa Campeonato Paulista em busca de 'virada de chave' com Gabigol e Neymar

Antes de Fla e Grêmio, Ronaldinho posta foto com uniforme rubro-negro

Haja coração! Galvão chora e gera comoção durante 'Grande Círculo'

Caso Neymar: Advogado avisa que deixará caso nesta segunda-feira se Najila não entregar as provas

Gabigol aparece em janela de ônibus e faz a festa de torcedores do Fla

Game
Register
Service
Bonus