The "Malik Willis to the Cleveland Browns" smoke seems to be picking up more and more momentum...

Описание: The Cleveland Browns could choose to mostly stand pat in March when it comes to the quarterback position. With Shedeur Sanders on a rookie contract through 2028 after starting the final seven games of last season and Deshaun Watson returning from a twice-torn right Achilles tendon, the team could again wait until the draft to fill out its quarterback room and potentially hold another training camp competition.

There are a few potential trade options, too. Three weeks from the NFL’s player movement period, the Browns will assess every avenue as new head coach Todd Monken and his staff continue to evaluate the quarterbacks already on the roster and a draft class with only one sure-fire first-rounder, likely No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.

If the Browns choose to try the free-agency route, there’s one name who’s going to be above the others on every list: Malik Willis, a player who’s made six career starts and thrown 155 career passes. Willis will be 27 in May and seems set to turn three starts with the Green Bay Packers into at least $35 million in guaranteed money and his first chance to guide his own team.

The rest of the potential free-agent group is an uninspiring mix of older players who have been there, done that — some who have done it in Cleveland already — and a few young players who have bounced around the league in recent years. Willis has resurrected his career two seasons after the Tennessee Titans traded him to Green Bay for a seventh-round pick. | chrome-extension://ecabifbgmdmgdllomnfinbmaellmclnh/data/reader/index.html?id=120696403&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fathletic%2F7051314%2F2026%2F02%2F17%2Fbrowns-malik-willis-free-agent-quarterback%2F

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