Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Browns actually reached out to the Patriots on Oct. 28 about a potential trade for backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo. However, New England told them that they had “no interest in dealing Garoppolo.”
According to Pluto, the Browns asked the Patriots to let them know if anything changed from their end, as they were “definitely” interested in bidding for him.
Garoppolo’s agent reportedly said his client didn’t want to play in Cleveland, but the Browns weren’t discouraged by this or the fact that Garoppolo is in line to be a free agent next March.