The Cleveland Browns go into the 2022 offseason with a lot of intrigue. The team expected to compete for the playoffs and more in 2021 but fell flat. QB Baker Mayfield is coming off shoulder surgery and the Browns have a few very specific needs to fill.
The team also has a variety of players that could be traded or released to add significant cap space if so desired by Andrew Berry and company. With the 13 overall pick, an extra third-round compensatory pick expected and an extra high fourth-round pick, Cleveland could be very active.
The Browns also have a few key free agents. David Njoku and Jadeveon Clowney lead the list but M.J. Stewart and D’Ernest Johnson are also important cogs. Cleveland can tender Johnson to make him a restricted free agent, if not he would become an unrestricted free agent.
With all that possible movement, the Browns are likely to be the center of rumors as well as interested in rumors around the league. Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler provided a large dose of them at the end of the NFL combine (subscriber, $):