{"id":9724,"date":"2024-12-25T11:32:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T10:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=9724"},"modified":"2024-12-25T12:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T11:07:42","slug":"insider-cleveland-browns-eyeing-vikings-qb-sam-darnold-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/insider-cleveland-browns-eyeing-vikings-qb-sam-darnold-in-free-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Free Agency Rumors: Cleveland Browns eyeing Vikings&#8217; QB Sam Darnold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Browns need a quarterback. Their current situation is not great. Deshaun Watson is expensive and underperforming. Cutting him isn&rsquo;t an option with his contract. Dorian Thompson-Robinson isn&rsquo;t ready to start, and Jameis Winston&rsquo;s turnovers kill momentum. So, they&rsquo;re shopping.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the &lsquo;Sam Darnold&rsquo; move makes sense?<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DD93dZRx_sA\/?igsh=bHJhem5ycDVzMjUz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Sam Darnold<\/a> isn&rsquo;t the same guy you remember from the Jets. In Minnesota, he&rsquo;s thrived. Under Kevin O&rsquo;Connell, Darnold has led the Vikings to a 12-2 record. He&rsquo;s thrown for 3,776 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions with a 67.2% completion rate. That&rsquo;s not just good&mdash;it&rsquo;s franchise-QB good. The Browns could use someone like that.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Browns<\/a> will &ldquo;undoubtedly explore&rdquo; current <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Vikings<\/a> QB Sam Darnold if he hits the open market this offseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryKayCabot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@MaryKayCabot<\/a> wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zft4kM7NIb\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/Zft4kM7NIb<\/a><br><br>&ldquo;If the Browns could get their hands on a QB like that who&rsquo;s still in the prime of his career at age 27, it would be&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFKJBvt2PU\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/EFKJBvt2PU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vikingzfanpage\/status\/1871634283757977956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com broke the story:<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&ldquo;If the Vikings are willing to part with Sam Darnold, who&rsquo;s led the team to a 12-2 record this season, he&rsquo;s certainly the kind of veteran the Browns would be looking for in 2025 &mdash; someone who could come in and win for them right away.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p>Darnold&rsquo;s style fits Cleveland&rsquo;s system. It&rsquo;s not perfect&mdash;Cleveland doesn&rsquo;t have Minnesota&rsquo;s weapons&mdash;but the offensive approach is similar enough to make it work.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Browns&rsquo; Draft Dilemma<\/h2><p>Cleveland&rsquo;s draft position complicates things. Sitting at the fifth overall pick, they&rsquo;re likely out of range for top prospects like Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward. Trading up costs assets they don&rsquo;t have. If they can&rsquo;t secure a long-term option in the draft, they&rsquo;ll need a bridge quarterback. That&rsquo;s where Darnold comes in.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What happens if the Vikings don't want to let Sam Darnold walk&hellip;? &#128173;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NFL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Browns<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Vikings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sEgPCx89lJ\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/sEgPCx89lJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; betJACK (@betJACK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betJACK\/status\/1871215472592466406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The snag is, well, money. The Browns are in a cap mess. Signing Darnold to a long-term deal won&rsquo;t be easy. They&rsquo;ll have to compete with other teams who are likely more flexible financially. Can Cleveland make a convincing offer? Maybe, but it&rsquo;ll take some maneuvering.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Darnold even consider Cleveland?<\/h2><p>This part&rsquo;s tricky. Darnold rebuilt his career in Minnesota after rough stints with the Jets and Panthers. He&rsquo;s finally in a good spot. Would he risk that for a team with less stability and fewer weapons? it remains unclear.<\/p><p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/is-lamar-jacksons-2024-season-his-greatest-yet\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Is Lamar Jackson&rsquo;s 2024 season his greatest yet?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Image: Imagn Images<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Browns eye Sam Darnold for 2025?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[373,442],"class_list":["post-9724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-sam-darnold"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL Free Agency Rumors: Cleveland Browns eyeing Vikings&#039; 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