The Cleveland Browns don't yet know who will be under center in Week 1 in 2025, but that's ok, they still don't have enough pass catchers behind Jerry Jeudy.
After the team shipped Amari Cooper off to Buffalo last season, they were short a man. They still are, and didn't address the position in the draft.
While rumors of Cooper's return still swirl, the team has 12 wideouts on the roster. But what if the answer isn't at wideout?
Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox suggests a trade with the Atlanta Falcons to bring in tight end Kyle Pitts.
"While player-for-player swaps are rare, this one could make sense for both teams," Knox writes. "Pitts hasn't really been an offensive centerpiece since his rookie season, and the Falcons may not want to pay him market value long-term. Newsome has been mostly solid for the Browns, when healthy, but Cleveland needs to think about its offensive future. If the Browns don't find a long-term quarterback in trade acquisition Kenny Pickett or rookies Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, they'll likely target a QB at the top of the 2026 draft. Current starting tight end David Njoku is set to be a free agent in 2026, and rookie Harold Fannin Jr. is unproven.
"This theoretical deal would allow the Falcons and Browns to trade in players who may not be in their long-term plans for one-year auditions with other products from the 2021 draft."
It's an odd suggestion because of their current tight end situation. David Njoku is still under contract through next season with an $11.5 million salary. And the team just spent a third-round pick on Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr.
It's not that the Browns wouldn't like to move Newsome, it's just that plugging Pitts into this offense seems like redundancy with Njoku and Fannin in the mix.