The Browns have been linked to Super Bowl QB outside of NFC West

When it comes to starting quarterback, there is only one domino left to go down through the NFL. As it happens, this domino may fall into the hands of the Cleveland Browns.

Deshaun Watson will miss the first 11 games of the season, having been suspended by the league for his conduct policy violations, and backup Jacoby Brissett is as much a question as it is an answer under center. Josh Dobbs has looked great this pre-season, but he’s still in pre-season, throwing exactly 17 assists throughout his career in important NFL games.

The Browns’ front office said they wanted two active, legitimate freshmen on their roster at the same time, each Mary Kay Capote at Cleveland.com. With Watson, they have it. Without him they do not. Thus, the question prevailing over the past several weeks has been simple and the same: Who will add Cleveland to the quarterback?

The answer will likely come in the next day or so, as NFL teams approach their final pre-season cuts and reduce their rosters to 53 players. Most callers who fit the bill explicitly set by Browns — a starting-caliber player — would not be cut.

However, there is one that seems likely to find its way into the free agent market – Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49ers.

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NFL Insider Connects Browns With Niners’ QB Jimmy Garoppolo

GT San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo celebrates after his first defeat against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter of the NFC Wild Card Playoff at AT&T Stadium on January 16, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Jordan Schultz, an NFL insider appeared On the Pat McAfee Show On Monday, August 29, during which he said that there are four NFL teams linked to Garoppolo. However, he added that Browns are both best suited to the previous Super Bowl starting from QB and the most logical one.

The teams you talked about think that there are three or four other clubs that can move. I heard [the] Tennessee [Titans]but that was about a week ago Malik Willis It was a very good game before the second season. Cleveland heard, because it’s clear Deschamps won’t play until week 12. Then the wildcard team was [New York] Planes.

Ultimately, if I had to rank it best fit, I’d probably go to the Cleveland, Jets, Tennessee, where [the] Seattle [Seahawks] This final wildcard is like this depending on how things shake up in the first few weeks.

Clarity may come on Garoppolo to Browns as early as Tuesday

Getty ImagesQuarterback Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns.

I also speak to McAfee on Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport It was suggested that some clarity on Garoppolo’s status could come as early as Tuesday – although Garoppolo’s status in San Francisco and the drama that ultimately unfolds could extend into next week.

“I think we’ll have some accuracy by tomorrow at 4 [p.m.]This is my guess. They don’t have to, the money is fully guaranteed [Saturday, September 10]” Rapoport . said. “But I think we’ll get some decision whether it’s a release or something else.

Rapoport went on to explain that if Garoppolo remains on the Niners’ roster as of Wednesday, September 7, the team will owe him a game check for the first week in proportion to his current deal. If QB is still a member of the team three days later, on the eve of their season opener against the Chicago Bears, in the final year of Garoppolo عقد contract It would be completely foolproof and San Francisco would have to find a trade to get out from under the cap of roughly $27 million.

That’s the deadline in theory,” Rapoport said. “It’s hard to imagine them going there.”

Modernization: As of Monday night, Garoppolo has restructured his deal with the 49ers, signing a one-year contract. 7 million dollarsfor every Adam Shifter from ESPN. The deal includes a no-trade clause, which gives QB some say where it ends while allowing the Niners to redeem something in exchange for simply cutting it.

This development would allow San Francisco to keep Garoppolo on the roster, at least for the time being, and make QB more tradeable for a potential interested team like Browns.

It remains unlikely that Garoppolo will stay with the Niners on the 2022 regular season budget, with the team clear that sophomore sign Trey Lance is their long-term plan going forward. Garoppolo will also hit unrestricted free agency in 2023 and have a much better chance of signing another lucrative contract if he can establish himself as a rookie elsewhere in the league.

Brown was reluctant to pay his full salary in 2022 to a quarterback like Garoppolo after he pledged $230 million to Watson in March, which killed off trade talks. Now, however, a potential deal will be more palatable for the Browns, although they will likely need to surrender at least mid-round to land on Garoppolo this season.