Chiefs quarterback Carson Wentz.
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Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Carson Wentz.
The Cleveland Browns may have found their starting quarterback for next season.
Cleveland and former Kansas City Chiefs backup quarterback Carson Wentz are both interested in joining forces, per a report from Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com on Wednesday, March 19.
“The Browns and Wentz, 32, ‘definitely have mutual interest’ this season on him becoming their veteran bridge quarterback, a league source told Cleveland.com,” Cabot wrote. “It’s apparently contingent upon them signing Russell Wilson, who visited last week.”
To be clear, Wentz is looking for a chance to start and wants to join the Browns to pursue that opportunity, but only if Wilson ends up playing elsewhere.
Both Wentz and Wilson are in holding patterns, as Aaron Rodgers continues to kick back on a free-agency decision of his own. The Minnesota Vikings pulled out of the Rodgers sweepstakes on Wednesday, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants as the two teams still vying for his services as their 2025 starter.
But according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Rodgers is in no hurry to make his decision. Even still, the Steelers appear to be the frontrunners for Rodgers, as both they and the Giants have already made offers to the four-time MVP.
Cabot noted that based on the circumstances, the Giants are the favorites to ink Wilson. In that case, the Browns appear to be the favorites to land Wentz after trading with the Philadelphia Eagles for Kenny Pickett last week.
Wentz has earned nearly $133 million over the course of his nine-year NFL career, though Spotrac projects his current market value at just $2 million over a new one-year contract.
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