Cleveland Browns should steer clear of Terrelle Pryor
By Thomas Moore
Dec 29, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor (2) is sacked by Denver Broncos defensive ends Malik Jackson (97) and Robert Ayers (91) at O.co Coliseum. The Broncos won 34-14. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The Kansas City Chiefs released quarterback Terrelle Pryor on Tuesday.
And before you even ask, no, the Cleveland Browns should not sign Pryor under any circumstances.
The Chiefs signed Pryor to a futures-reserve contract in January after learning that quarterback Tyler Bray had suffered a torn ACL in an accident at home.
Less than four months later, the Chiefs came to the conclusion that Pryor is not an NFL-caliber quarterback, a decision that is becoming common for the former Ohio State quarterback.
Pryor was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2011 supplemental draft, spending three seasons with the team. He played 16 games for Oakland, making 10 starts, and completed just 56 percent of his passes for 1,963 yards, nine touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Pryor was 3-7 as a starting quarterback for the Raiders.
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Oakland traded Pryor to Seattle in April of 2014 for a seventh-round draft pick. With the Seahawks, he completed 21 of 39 passes for 281 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the preseason but was released before the season and didn’t play at all in 2014.
So let’s count them up: Oakland, Seattle and Kansas City have all taken a look at Pryor and moved on. Since he sat out the entire season last year, every NFL team presumably took a look at Pryor and came to the same conclusion.
The NFL is a quarterback starved league, with half of the teams (if we are being generous) barely able to find one decent quarterback. The Browns are near or at the top of that list, so they are familiar with the problem.
But take out the fact that Pryor went to Ohio State, something that far too many Browns fans seem to have trouble doing, and what possible reason would there be for the Browns to bring him in?
The Browns should always be on the lookout for players that can improve the roster, but that search has to be focused on talent, not geography.
And judging from the way that Pryor’s NFL career has played out so far, he only has one of those attributes working for him.
If Terrelle Pryor had not played at Ohio State, would you want the Browns to sign him?