Cleveland Browns pick-a-player: Adding one free agent from each NFC East team
By Nick Swanson
Once again, we are back with yet another edition of the Cleveland Browns Pick A Player mini-series. This time we have the toughest and the division that was heavily contested, the NFC East.
With the playoff race coming down to the final game, game 256, of the regular season, the Washington Football Team, sitting at a whopping 6-9, versus the Philadelphia Eagles, sitting at an astounding 4-10-1, this was without a doubt the least interesting division in football this past season. With a ton of rumors and media coverage surrounding the teams and players in the division, let’s dive in and see what our options are. Since this is after the news of Alex Smith’s release from the Football Team, he is now eligible for this list as he is a free agent.
For those that may have just stumbled upon this article and have no clue what I’m talking about or what is going on, allow me to explain. In this series, I take the role as the interim Cleveland Browns general manager as current GM, Andrew Berry, has decided to take the offseason off. I was told that I am allowed to pick one player for the Browns to sign from each team in all eight divisions in the NFL. I have already gone through the entirety of the AFC and began with the NFC in the NFC North.
When choosing my single player from each team, I have to follow a few guidelines. First, the player must be a free agent in the 2021 offseason. Second, the last team that the player has played for must be in the division, so that means I can’t go out and get Trent Williams because he used to play for Washington. Third, he must have finished the season with the team, so if the player started the year on the Eagles and then got cut, he doesn’t count because he was not on the roster once the team’s season ended.
Finally, the most important thing to keep in mind, these do not account for franchise tags, if a player is likely to be tagged, cool good for them, it’s not happening in this world.
As usual, I must reiterate, this is not, in any way, I repeat, in any way, a prediction of who the Cleveland Browns will choose to pursue in free agency. Let’s get started.