Browns Advised to Pursue $93 Million WR After Bengals Lock Up Tee Higgins
There are a handful of roster holes the Cleveland Browns could prioritize in free agency, though finding a wide receiver to partner with Amari Cooper is perhaps the most urgent.
The franchise bet $230 million on Deshaun Watson and after two years, that wager is clearly a loss. The best way to turn it into a win is to get the quarterback healthy, then get him another serious playmaking threat to create a three-headed monster in the pass game alongside Cooper and Pro Bowl tight end David Njoku.
Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com made a passionate case for the Browns to pursue Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should he become available. Evans will hit free agency on March 13 if the Bucs don’t extend or franchise tag him before then.
I would go out and I would break the bank for a Mike Evans or a Tee Higgins or another big-name, big-game wide receiver,” Cabot said. “I don’t necessarily think that they feel that way, but I certainly feel that way.”
Cabot added that she believes the team should have signed DeAndre Hopkins last year and advocated making a trade for a wideout if the Browns are unable to find the right player in free agency.
“I think they need to go for it in the wide receiver department, either make a trade or sign one of the receivers that might come available,” Cabot continued. “Now these guys might not hit the market. Maybe Mike Evans hits the market, maybe he doesn’t. … I would do whatever I can to get one of these types of wide receivers.”
Mike Evans Has Hall of Fame Resumé, Brings 1 Major Concern With Him Into Free Agency
GettyWide receiver Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
While every casual NFL fan knows who Evans is, he remains relatively low key for a player who is already a Hall of Fame lock at the age of 30.
