In previous years, we’ve seen how Mike Sando of The Athletic posts articles that summarize what anonymous executives are saying about all 32 teams in the NFL following the draft. For example, last year, an executive weighed in on David Bell being a replacement for Jarvis Landry. This year, though, Sando gathered quotes from executives following free agency. Here is what was said about the Cleveland Browns:
Taming Expectations: Overpaying for Dalvin Tomlinson
The first player targeted was DT Dalvin Tomlinson. While an executive agrees that Cleveland had to make the move at this point due to not having high draft picks, they feel that the Browns overpaid because of the team not being the most attractive destination:
“I think they paid the Cleveland tax, a cost of doing business when you are not an attractive destination,” an exec said.