It’s been a busy week for Browns news, so lets get to it. First the ridiculous rumor that the Browns would trade Myles Garrett to the Seahawks. So some clown calls a Seattle radio show, makes up a story about a fictional trade and posts some fake graphics on twitter (which he stole from another twitter account) and people believe it? Garrett is a foundation player on this team and will be getting a very nice contract extension in the area of 25 million and he deserves it. You don’t trade a player who you just picked up his fifth year option and you’re working on a contract extension. Hopefully Garrett will be a Brown for a long time.
The next crap that was being thrown around is the rumor that in 2018 the Seahawks were prepared to trade Russell Wilson to the Browns for the number one overall pick. Why do people want the Browns and the Seahawks to trade with each other? This rumor started with a podcast hosted by Chris Simms. Everyone knows the GM of the Seahawks and John Dorsey are good friends, so that’s probably where this crap started. First of all, John Dorsey is a very secretive man, so if this trade had legs, no one would have known. Prior to drafting Baker Mayfield, he kept the pick secret from everyone in the front office. Remember when it was reported that the Browns were thinking about hiring Condolezza Rice as their head coach? That was a rumor Dorsey started to weed out leaks prior to free agency and the draft in 2018. NFL GM’s have giant egos, but they’re also very paranoid. What makes this rumor even worse, people had to interview Hugh Jackson to see if it’s true. Sorry to tell you this Coach 1-31, you would be the last person John Dorsey would have told.
Next up in Browns news was James Harrison confirming that Mike Tomlin is a douche bag. This story confirms what every Browns fan already knows, the Pittsburgh Steelers are NOT a class organization. Of course since telling everyone that Mike Tomlin pays bounties for hurting opposing teams players, Harrison acts all innocent. I guess Mike passed him an envelope with discount coupons to a local area restaurant. New Orleans head coach Sean Payton is right, the NFL will sweep this whole thing under the rug, because it’s the Steelers. I just hope prior to the first Browns/Steelers game, TMZ Sports gets a hold of the audio of the Myles Garrett/Mason Rudolf game. It would be great to see Goodell have to put the shovel down on this one.
Let’s move on to some positive Browns news. It was reported this week the Browns were in contact with the agent of LT Jason Peters. This is a smart move by Andrew Berry. In the past I’ve called for either signing Peters or trading for Trent Williams based solely on the fear that training camp would be either shortened or eliminated. Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy the Browns drafted Jedrick Wills with the #10 pick, he’s going to be their starting left tackle for decades. But, I’ve heard through the grapevine that the NFL might be forced to eliminate training camp and go straight into practices for the preseason games. Signing Peters to a one year deal would allow the Browns to start Peters at LT and move Wills to RG. Wills could learn how to be an NFL lineman for a year in between RT Jack Conklin and C J.C. Tretter. A very good insurance policy.
It was reported this week that Browns franchise QB Baker Mayfield organized workouts with several of his team mates in Texas. Involved in the workouts are Austin Hooper, David Njoku, Damion Ratley and Hollywood Higgins. Of course the only thing the Cleveland media can harp on is the fact that Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham aren’t there. You know maybe, just maybe and I’m just spit balling here, because they both had off season surgery the Browns medical staff might not want them to participate. Besides, I was glad to see the report that 6th round draft pick Donovan Peoples-Jones is down in Florida training with Jarvis Landry. Like I’ve said before, this kid gets it and was an absolute steal in the 6th round.
It’s been another frustrating week listening to the national media break false rumors about the Browns, but what the hell else do they have to talk about? I know one thing I’m looking forward to is this weeks episode of YouTube’s “Building The Browns.” It will air tomorrow at 10:30 am central. After this past week, I need a little Browns pick me up. Just remember Browns fans, if you have to go out in public, PLEASE wear a face mask. Wearing a mask isn’t for your protection, it’s for the protection of others. We need to give the hard working doctors and nurses a break in dealing with this pandemic. As always, stay home when you are able, support your local businesses and wash those things on the end of your arms that steeler fans can’t quite figure out how to count to ten with. Go Browns.