Will the Browns really pursue Tee Higgins this offseason?
Well, one thing is for sure, Watson certainly hopes so. He made his plea for his fellow Clemson compadre to join him in Cleveland on the QB Unplugged Podcast last week. Watson’s opinion certainly carries some weight in the Browns facility, but he also made a pitch for his former teammate DeAndre Hopkins last offseason and that never came to fruition.
That said, the Browns learned this year that they need more from their wide receiver room. Amari Cooper continues to be a steady and reliable target but behind him they found very little that they could depend on. Cleveland is also acutely aware that Cooper will enter next season at 30 – an always daunting age in the NFL. That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t or won’t be back next season, in fact I’d imagine Berry will restructure the final year of Cooper’s deal (which is due to cost the Browns $23 million next year) in order to free up some cap space this offseason.
With all that in mind it would be beneficial to not only bring in a wideout who can also provide a nice one-two-punch with Cooper, but who could also take the reigns of being the No. 1 wide receiver after him. Higgins represents that as one of the top wideouts on the market. Ultimately, it will boil down to the dollars and cents. Spotrac considers Higgins market value at around four years, $74 million. That’s over $18 million per year. I think Cleveland will definitely be monitoring the WR market in the months ahead and considering they’re pretty familiar with Higgins work, I expect he’ll be on their radar.
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