The Cleveland Browns have been quite busy this free agency, but it has come in multiple waves.
In the first week of free agency, Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry made a bit of a splash by acquiring OL Tytus Howard, signing OL Zion Johnson and OL Elgton Jenkins, retaining OL Teven Jenkins, adding LB Quincy Wilson, and a few other small moves.
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I thought that the Browns would be relatively finished during that first wave of moves, and that’s when I asked the Reacts question to fans earlier this week of whether they wanted Berry to keep at it with trying to make moves in free agency, or if it was time to focus the remainder of the moves on the NFL Draft. 66% of fans said they still wanted Cleveland to try to sign more free agents.
Right after that poll, the second wave of free agency started for the Browns, to my surprise. While there has not been a marquee signing, the Browns have focused on their depth with the signings of S Daniel Thomas, WR Tylan Wallace, DE A.J. Epenesa, and re-signing the likes of DE Julian Okwara and DE Sam Kamara. Sandwiched in between there is the fact that the Browns also made a low-key signing of DT Kalia Davis.
Those moves might not move the dial, but they keep the back end of the defensive line strong, and bolster a unit (special teams coverage) that was terrible a season ago. The NFL Draft is now about a month away, so the free agent moves are expected to slow down as Cleveland’s front office shifts its attention to bringing in players to interview for the draft and compile their draft board.
Despite some of the Browns’ two weeks of free agent additions, their odds have taken a hit. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Browns’ odds to win the AFC Championship was 55/1 prior to free agency, but now sits at 100/1.
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