Browns assistant general manager Catherine Hickman just dropped five words that have the entire league buzzing about Cleveland’s quarterback room. When pressed on whether the team had received trade offers for any of their signal-callers, Hickman simply told reporters, “Not that I will comment on.” This isn’t just a simple deflection, folks, this is a strategic non-answer that has fans and analysts trying to read between the lines, and it tells you everything about the murky situation they’re already in.
Cleveland’s Quarterback Depth Chart Is a Head-Scratcher
Hickman’s remark immediately made everyone wonder if offers *did* come in, especially with four quarterbacks currently on the roster: Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, and Taylen Green. The fact that all four are still there naturally leads to its own set of conclusions. Most agree that Watson’s massive contract makes him practically untradeable. We’re talking about a $40.2 million salary cap hit for a guy who hasn’t seen the field in a year and a half, plus the huge dead money hit they’d have to absorb. That’s just a non-starter right now, plain and simple.
Sanders Is the Future, Gabriel Is on the Shelf
Shedeur Sanders battled Watson for the starting gig, and he’s clearly the closest thing Cleveland has to a long-term solution at the position. Trading him after his rookie season, where he threw for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns, and ten interceptions in eight appearances, just wouldn’t make any sense from a team-building perspective. Then you have Dillon Gabriel, who ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler previously suggested could’ve had some market interest. But now? Gabriel is on injured reserve, making him ineligible to suit up for the first four games of the regular season. So, as they head into the season, the Browns are rolling with Watson, Sanders, and Green as their three active QBs. It’s a crowded room, no doubt.
The real question looms for when Gabriel gets healthy. With the prospect of adding another arm to the mix, something has to give. For now, it seems the front office is probably just tuning out all the outside trade chatter, if it even exists to begin with. But you know that decision is coming, and it’s gonna be a big one for the Browns’ season.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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