This summer, the Cleveland Browns are on the market for a wide receiver. Although they want a player with a high-end skill set and a track record, they also need someone who can be signed at a price that will not put the team at significant financial danger. It’s a very
difficult line to walk for any franchise to find proven players with something left to give at a premium position and on a team-friendly deal, so there will be inherent risk if the Browns choose to try. But Mike Williams of the Los Angeles Chargers is a name that might be worth a shot.
Williams, 29, only appeared in three games last season due to an ACL tear that he sustained early in 2023. Nevertheless, he has accumulated over 4,800
We’ve seen Mike Williams deliver,” Carrier remarked. “We’ve witnessed him murder the Cleveland Browns a few times.”
He went on, “The Browns aren’t trying to develop a talent to be another wide receiver for them at this point.” “Someone simply has to step up and start producing.” In that situation, you should go with someone you know is capable of producing because they have experience with it.In an interview with Dave Bacon of Sports 4 CLE on Thursday, February 8, NFL expert Quincy Carrier claimed that Williams is the kind of No. 2 option that Browns supporters have been waiting a long time to have with Amari Cooper. In an interview with Dave Bacon of Sports 4 CLE on Thursday, February 8, NFL expert Quincy Carrier claimed that Williams is the kind of No. 2 option that Browns supporters have been waiting a long time to have with Amari Cooper.
By deferring portion of Deshaun Watson’s $64 million 2024 cap hit in the form of dead money, the team may free up about $33 million in space. By extending Cooper, who would otherwise count roughly $24 million against the limit next season, Cleveland can also create space immediately.
Despite the $32.5 million cap burden Williams represents in Los Angeles in the final year of his $60 million contract, the Browns might not need to put in all or any of that work to acquire him.Mike Williams will be available, according to Carrier. He recently suffered an ACL tear, thus the Chargers are unlikely to take a chance on his $30 million cap cost. And I believe he is getting near to 28 or 30 years old, or around. They will, therefore, let go of him.
Carrier brought up the prospect of Williams being traded by the Browns or by another team. That doesn’t make sense, though, because the receiver will be much more affordable if you wait for the Chargers to cut him during the summer.
“I don’t believe the cost would be that high. so he will be in the world of one-year prove-it deals,” Carrier remarked. “The Browns are currently able to provide those kinds of deals: short-term,