The Jaguars hosted Browns free agent center Alex Mack earlier today and it sounds like Jacksonville could be on the verge of extending an offer sheet to him. As the Browns anxiously await the outcome of that situation, let’s take a look at the latest out of Cleveland..
- Free agent wide receiver Nate Burleson is having dinner with head coach Mike Pettine and wide receivers coach Mike McDaniel tonight in Cleveland, tweets Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer. We heard earlier today that Burleson was set to meet with Browns brass, so tonight’s pow-wow doesn’t come as a surprise. The 32-year-old racked up 191 catches from 2009-2011 but has struggled to stay on the field the past two seasons. Burleson met with the Dolphins earlier this week and Cabot says they’re still in play.
- If the Browns sign Burleson, he’ll be there as a depth signing, writes Tom Reed of the Northeast Ohio Media Group. If Cleveland added the veteran, Reed notes that it likely wouldn’t dissuade them frm drafting a wide receiver to play opposite Josh Gordon. The Browns also added Andrew Hawkins last month to help them in the slot.
- If the Jaguars are serious about signing Mack, they may need to play with the pay structure to scare off the Browns, tweets Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap. Of course, the Browns did something similar with Hawkins’ contract in order to get the Bengals to back off.
- To keep the Browns from matching, the Jaguars might have to offer $25-30MM guaranteed to Mack over the first three years, Cabot suggests (on Twitter).
- With more than $30MM in cap room to work with, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal looks at Cleveland’s remaining holes.
If Mack wants out if Cleveland so bad that he’s willing to go to the Jaguars who will never sniff a super bowl, let him! We have enough draft picks to get a good center.
How ironic because the Browns will never sniff a super bowl either! LOL!
Dont even need to waste a darft pick. Atleast not this year w/ Brian DeLaPuerta , Samson Satele and a few others available. If mack signs a franchise killing contract let it be with the jaguars which is a dead franchise anyway and needs to be moved to LA. Browns have to much talent to sign at the kind of money that could be used yo resign two or three players who do more thsn snap the football. Center is a position that is overated by some. I eould argue that a kicker scores points directly, a punter can help a defense by helpin to gain field position advantag. Centers only block some there only real value is being the guy tosnap the ball to the qb. Is that worth 10 or 12 mill a year. Nope its worth 7 or 8 at the most and thats for a once a generation center like Mack