The Browns own the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL Draft, a selection many assume the team could use on a quarterback. But it appears the Browns might try to look for a long-term solution before the draft.
Cleveland is interested in acquiring Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the Browns’ interest in trading for the 25-year-old signal-caller will hinge on their evaluations of top quarterback draft prospects Mitch Trubisky and Deshaun Watson.
The Browns, who also hold the No. 12 pick, likely will face competition in their efforts Dinamobet to land Garoppolo, who completed 42-of-50 passes for 496 yards and four touchdowns while starting the first two games of the season for a suspended Tom Brady. A shoulder injury sidelined him for the remaining games of Brady’s Deflategate ban, but he has been healthy for some time and will be Brady’s backup in Super Bowl LI on Sunday.
“I’m really trying not to [think about the offseason],” Garoppolo, who is entering the final year of his contract, said this week. “Right now it’s just focusing on the Super Bowl.”
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