As we near the 2020 offseason of the NFL, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are in a situation they have never delved in before. Brady is a free agent come March 18. And although there is a strong chance he returns, other teams will be vying for his services. Here is a look at one of the teams that could be interested in Brady’s services.

Should Brady consider signing with the Cleveland Brown?

Case for Tom Brady signing with the Browns

Brady could arrive in Cleveland, supplant Baker Mayfield as the starter, and the Browns would still have a bit of cap space to work with, whether Mayfield remained or if he was traded — although the former would make for an awkward batch of team chemistry.

Although the Browns failed to live up to expectations in 2019, they are still loaded with talent, and have rid themselves of one of their biggest problems, Freddie Kitchens at head coach. Nothing against Kitchens, who had a rapport with Mayfield, but he was not yet ready to lead this team of egos.

Brady is ready to lead talented bunch.

From the outside looking in, it appears Brady has built a friendship with Odell Beckham Jr., who would be his new No. 1 receiver in this scenario. Additionally, Jarvis Landry manning the slot and former first-round pick David Njoku make for solid weapons.

And then there is Nick Chubb. A former teammate of Sony Michel’s at Georgia, Chubb is now one of the NFL’s best running backs. Chubb and the uber-talented Kareem Hunt — if Cleveland decides to keep the restricted free agent — would supply Brady with a running game capable of taking the pressure off Tom.

Still in need of a third receiver, the Browns could use some of their remaining cap space after the Brady deal to pick one up in free agency. Cleveland will enter the offseason with roughly $50 million in cap space, according to Over The Cap.

And although learning a new offensive system may be daunting, former Patriots wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea was recently hired by the Browns to coach that same position. The familiarity should help.

That’s a lot of upside on offense, without even mentioning a defense that boasts young talent in the form of Myles Garrett Denzel Ward and others.

Case against Brady signing with the Browns

Cleveland is in the midst of implementing an entirely new offensive system under new head coach Kevin Stefanski. And although the talent is there (both offensively and defensively) the Browns appear to be snakebitten when it comes to performing as one cohesive unit.

Furthermore, the franchise’s luck is a catastrophe, and it remains to be seen if Brady (and perhaps his family) would be willing to spend a boatload of time in smaller market city with cold weather, especially if the team fit is not perfect, with a handful of familiarity.

And lastly, the AFC North is a division on the rise in 2020, with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger presumably returning to a defensively-loaded Steelers squad, and the Bengals beginning a rebuild behind the most- hyped quarterback prospect in years in Joe Burrow. The division could be a tough one.

How good is the fit?

Although the division is tough, and the thrown-together team of talent has yet to show any mental toughness, Cleveland does have a ton of potential. If the Browns were to lure Brady in with a mega-deal of three years, while also having a set plan to acquire more talent on both sides of the ball, there is the chance for success here. It’s just unlikely to happen. It would almost be shocking, really, for the Browns to ditch Mayfield to roll with a 43-year-old Brady at this juncture. But the fit is not bad.

Fit: 6 out of 10