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Browns Pushed to Sign 11,000-Yard Receiver in Free Agency

The Cleveland Browns are sorting through a litany of quarterback questions this offseason.

With veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett on the roster to compete with rookie draft picks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, there are a number of scenarios that could take place before the start of the regular season in September.

Another question this offseason surrounds who the Browns quarterback will be throwing to next season. After trading away Amari Cooper last season, the wide receiver room thinned out quite a bit.

Cleveland failed to add a wideout in the NFL Draft and signed the troubled Diontae Johnson not long after, but there are very few options behind Jerry Jeudy heading into the rest period of the offseason.

That's why The Hanford Dixon Show's producer, Pat McGuire, would love to see the Browns pursue free agent Keenan Allen.

“One of the other names I would love for us to bring in is Keenan Allen, because he’s kind of a possession receiver. I don’t know if you guys caught this, but they were talking about how the offense is going to be a wide zone offense now, where they’re going to run the ball just like they did in 2020 and 2021, which could unlock Keenan Allen in the passing game. I would love to see him here,” McGuire said.

Allen is a 12-year veteran with 149 starts in 154 games under his belt. He's tallied 974 catches for 11,274 yards with 66 touchdowns across 11 years with the Chargers and last season with the Bears.

The question is, can Allen make the quarterbacks look good? That might be something the team wants to ask before signing a veteran wideout if that's the direction GM Andrew Berry wants to go.

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