A recent post by Adam Schefter on his X account revealed that the Browns want to add young players to their team and are more buyers than sellers.
A move that comes to mind that no one would see coming is trading for Miami’s quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa.
This is how this can work out. The Browns realize Dillon Gabriel isn’t a franchise pillar, and they won’t give Shedeur Sanders a real chance, so the only logical explanation is bringing a veteran so you can sit your quarterback down and bridge your way into maybe Gabriel being a solid backup in the NFL.
The crazy part is this could be real because Ian Rapoport recently wrote about how Miami could get out of Tua.
“If the Dolphins release Tagovailoa this offseason -- and a release before June 1 is basically impossible because the Dolphins owe him a fully guaranteed $54 million -- it would set a new record cap hit of $99.2 million. Miami could spread that out if he's designated as a post-June 1 cut ($67.4 million in 2026, $31.8 million in 2027). It would be costly, but Denver did it, and Miami could similarly withstand such a hit if it decides that is what's best for the franchise. A trade pre-June 1 would leave $45.2 million of dead money against the Dolphins' salary cap,” Rapoport wrote.
“Another option, which seems more viable, is pay down some of the salary next offseason and trade him as a bridge QB for a team in transition or one that has a young QB they'd like to have sit. Would a team pay a portion of Tagovailoa's salary to have a bridge starter? Likely, they would. This is what the Dolphins offseason, in part, will be about.”
This is a long shot, but it is not out of the realm of possibilities for a struggling team like the Rams, who usually “Brown” something up.