Adam WellsMarch 12, 2024
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After utilizing 5 various beginning quarterbacks last season, the Cleveland Browns are opting for Jameis Winston as their recognized backup behind Deshaun Watson in 2024.
NFL expert Jordan Schultz reported Winston has actually consented to a 1 year offer worth as much as $8.7 million with the Browns.
Cleveland is likewise including more depth to its backfield with concerns about Nick Chubb’s knee injury by including Nyheim Hines on a 1 year offer worth as much as $3.5 million, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
While the specific cap numbers aren’t offered at this moment, the Browns got in the day with simply under $5 million in area to utilize.
Here’s Cleveland’s upgraded depth chart with Winston and Hines getting in the fold:
QB: Deshaun Watson/Jameis Winston/Dorian Thompson-Robinson
RB: Nick Chubb/Jerome Ford/Nyheim Hines/Pierre Strong/John Kelly
WR1: Amari Cooper/Cedric Tillman/Michael Woods II
WR2: Jerry Jeudy/David Bell/Jaelon Darden
Slot WR: Elijah Moore
TE: David Njoku/Jordan Akins/Zaire Mitchell-Paden
LT: Jedrick Wills Jr./ James Hudson III
LG: Joel Bitonio/Drew Forbes
C: Ethan Pocic/Luke Wypler
RG: Wyatt Teller/Dawson Deaton
RT: Jack Conklin/Dawand Jones/Leroy Watson/Justin Murray
The Browns basically bank on Watson having a huge 2023 with how they approached their quarterback space. They began the year with P.J. Walker and fifth-round novice Dorian Thompson-Robinson as their backups.
Walker and Thompson-Robinson integrated to toss 2 goals and 9 interceptions.
Joe Flacco signed with the Browns on Nov. 20 after Watson was eliminated for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury that needed surgical treatment. The 39-year-old went 4-1 in 5 starts throughout the routine season, tossing 13 goals and 8 interceptions.
While the Browns might have run things back with Flacco as their No. 2 quarterback, Winston’s play design is comparable and he’s 9 years more youthful. He has a huge arm and is going to toss the ball deep down the field.
Provided Watson’s injury concerns because he signed up with the Browns, including a top-level backup to survive the season is a clever financial investment.
Chubb had several surgical treatments on his left knee to fix the torn MCL and harmed ACL he suffered in a Week 2 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The group has actually stated his approximated healing time will permit him “to play throughout the 2024 season,” though it’s uncertain if that indicates he will be all set for Week 1.
Hines is likewise coming off a severe injury sustained last offseason. He was associated with a jet ski mishap that led to a knee injury that kept him out for the whole 2023 project.
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While sitting fixed on a jet ski, Nyheim Hines was struck by another rider and continual severe, however non-life threatening injuries. Hines will need surgical treatment and will miss out on the 2023 season.