Every year, Mike Sando of The Athletic gathers quotes from anonymous executives on how teams did in free agency and the NFL Draft. He just finished his piece on the NFL Draft, but I had forgotten that his free agency piece published in early April. Here is what was said about the Cleveland Browns:
Drafting Players to Win With, Not Because Of
The Browns didn’t have a first-round pick, so the bar was set lower as far as the type of draft class they would have in 2024. Executives seemed to be fine with their top two role players they selected in DT Michael Hall and OL Zak Zinter, though:
“Their first pick (Mike Hall Jr.