It sure sounds like the Browns would like to leave the 2025 NFL draft with a quarterback, but aren’t locked in on one at the top. This is extremely trade-back coded. Read all the best Browns coverage at the Akron Beacon Journal and Browns Wire.

The Cleveland Browns are one of the worst franchises in the NFL. They have had awful luck at the quarterback position. Cleveland has started 40 quarterbacks since returning to the league in 1999. The latest quarterback to start for the Browns was Bailey Zappe in Week 18 this season.

The Cleveland Browns finished the 2024 season at the bottom of the AFC North with a 3-14 record. Now they own the No. 2 overall pick in the draft and are looking to make sweeping changes in the offseason.

As the Cleveland Browns begin their search for at least two quarterbacks this offseason, they could potentially look to trade for Geno Smith or Derek Carr. While Kirk Cousins of the Atlanta Falcons is a popular name to link to the Browns because of his relationship