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Damar Hamlin, Kareem Hunt, JuJu Smith-Schuster among NFL free agents Browns could look to sign
In the second championship game of the day, the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Buffalo Bills. Not only has Patrick Mahomes been the Michael Jordan of this decade in the NFL, but he has also made Josh Allen his Charles Barkley.
While the Cleveland Browns wait on the sidelines for NFL free agency and the NFL draft to help them, hopefully, return to the NFL playoffs, the Chiefs and Bills are likely to continue to be obstacles. This year’s AFC Championship game could be repeated in the next few seasons.
As we did with the NFC Championship game, the AFC side has a few pending free agents that could help the Browns. Here are six players (put together from our previous pieces on the NFL playoffs and NFL free agency), three from each team in the AFC Championship game, that Cleveland could try to sign this offseason:
A young player who saw his snaps shoot up this year and he produced a career-high 6.5 sacks, 11 QB hits and seven tackles for loss.
Not going to be a popular name for Cleveland fans but Smith-Schuster has been a solid slot receiver with good blocking prowess for a few years.
I don’t think Hunt will return nor do I think he has a lot left in the tank as far as explosiveness but a goal line back who loves the city can’t be denied which is why we had him on our list of former Browns that could return.
After his medical event on the field, Hamlin has turned into a solid rotational safety for Buffalo in 2024.
While he gets most of his attention for walking barefoot and other less standard ways of thinking, Hollins has a career-high five touchdowns this year and could solve the slot receiver need for the Browns.
With Martin Emerson struggling and joining Greg Newsome II in the final year of their contracts, Cleveland could shuffle their cornerback room which could make room for the veteran Douglas.
Which free agent jumps out to you as a good option for the Browns in NFL free agency?
