Now that tax season is over, my brain is starting to get back to normal. Constantly thinking about the Browns. Just kidding, I think about the Indians and Vanderbilt baseball as well. But since the NFL is a 365 day a year sport, I always have the Browns on my mind. But unfortunately it’s a real quiet time right now. The Browns have signed five of their eight draft picks, OT James Hudson, DT Tommy Togiai, LB Tony Fields, S Richard LeCounte and RB Demetric Felton. Only the top three picks remain unsigned, but that should happen soon. Team OTA’s are kind of going on. Some veterans have shown up as the players union and union president Browns center J.C. Tretter continue to tell players to stay away. The Browns are honoring Tretter’s stance, however when I see the Browns first opponent, the Chiefs, have 81 players show up for their first OTA, it’s time to work out an agreement. It’s going to get interesting when the Mandatory Mini camp starts on June 15.
Because I was bored this week, I decided to open Browns twitter to see what was going on. Big mistake. First time I missed doing tax returns after the deadline. Apparently this week there is no honor among thieves, bathroom selfies while wearing Browns gear should not have a toilet in the background and the new flavor of the week is Atlanta WR Julio Jones. Like I said, I should have never opened Browns twitter. Let’s look at the Julio Jones situation. First of all, the Browns are not trading for Julio Jones. I’m sure the Falcons would like to trade Jones, but it would be for draft picks, not players. Right now their cap situation is a mess. Depending on which cap website you use (Overthecap or Spotrac) Atlanta has $410,351.00 or $1,691,125.00 in cap room. Currently they can’t sign a draft pick. The Falcons could wait till after June 1 and trade Jones while only losing $200,00. Jones’s cap hit of $23,050,000 comes off the books and the dead money would be $23,250,000. The problem is Atlanta is going to want a ton of draft picks for a wide receiver who’s on the wrong side of 30 and been injured the last two years. No thanks.
Finally, a new episode of “Building The Browns” will air Sunday May 23 at 10:30 am CST on the YouTube channel. This show is the perfect fix for Browns fans as we wait till late summer to see real Browns football. Yes I said late summer. After last year, I now have a greater appreciation for pre-season games. What kind of appreciation? I can’t wait to watch one appreciation. I guess the pandemic has changed me. Everyone stay safe and Go Browns.