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Daniel OyefusiMar 10, 2025, 05:39 PM ET
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- Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Previous to ESPN, he coated the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Bring in, in addition to the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Solar.
The Browns are buying and selling for Eagles quarterback Kenny Pickett, sending Philadelphia a 2025 fifth-round pick out and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, league assets instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
The Browns entered unfastened company most probably so as to add no less than one veteran passer with Deshaun Watson anticipated to take a seat out a good portion of the 2025 season after tearing his proper Achilles tendon for the second one time. However with restricted wage cap house — the Browns entered Monday with about $13 million, in step with Roster Control Device — Cleveland used to be more likely to pursue choices to be had for more economical contracts, regardless of common supervisor Andrew Berry telling journalists the crew’s money and cap state of affairs would no longer limit it from making strikes if the best alternative introduced itself.
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With Thompson-Robinson, a 2023 fifth-round pick out and the one different quarterback underneath contract for the 2025 season, despatched to Philadelphia within the deal, every other addition is most probably.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler in the past reported that Daniel Jones, Carson Wentz and Kirk Cousins, if the latter is launched, are anticipated to be at the Browns’ radar.
Pickett, who turns 27 in June, is a former first-round pick out of the Pittsburgh Steelers who used to be decided on No. 20 within the 2022 NFL draft. In two years with the Steelers, Pickett went 14-10 as a starter and finished 62.6% of his makes an attempt for 4,474 yards. He additionally threw 13 landing passes and 13 interceptions. Closing March, the Steelers traded Pickett and a 2024 fourth-round pick out to the Eagles for a 2024 third-round pick out and two 2025 seventh-round selections.
In his lone season with the Tremendous Bowl-winning Eagles, Pickett served as Jalen Hurts’ backup and made one get started. He finished 25 of 42 passes for 291 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Pickett is getting into the overall yr of his rookie contract.
Thompson-Robinson, 25, began 5 video games in two seasons with the Browns. He went 1-4 as a starter, finishing 121 of 230 passes (52.6%) for half of 1 mile, 1 landing and 10 interceptions. He additionally ran for 187 yards on 35 carries.
In every other transfer, the Browns have notified defensive take on Dalvin Tomlinson that he’ll be launched initially of the brand new league yr Wednesday, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tomlinson will likely be designated as a post-June 1 minimize however can formally signal with a brand new crew Wednesday.
Tomlinson, 31, used to be set to go into the 0.33 yr of a four-year, $57 million deal he signed within the 2023 offseason however had no assured wage last. In 2024, Tomlinson recorded 3 sacks and 26 blended tackles.
