Arik Armstead, DL

This will be the most pie in the sky option I will present, even if it makes sense for the Browns. To make this work, the Cleveland Browns would likely have to release or rework the contract of defensive end Olivier Vernon and his $15.5 million cap hit. By releasing Vernon, the Browns would be able to add only a little more to the saved money and pay Vernon around $20 million a year.

This would give the Browns a unit of Garrett, Richardson, and Armstead wrecking every offensive line in the NFL for the 2020 season. This very same argument could be made for unrestricted free agent Chris Jones. I like the fit with Armstead more due to the premium of the position and Armstead’s familiarity with the Browns new defensive coordinator, Joe Berry.