Browns could move on from this former first-round pick by November if his play isn't up to par
Last year, the Browns picked up cornerback Greg Newsome II's fifth-year option that will cost them $13,377,000 in 2025. After three straight years of grading in the top 20 percent of cornerbacks in coverage grade, Newsome struggled like the rest of the Browns' defense in 2024. He finished 166th out of 222 cornerbacks in coverage grade last year, which was right around where teammate Martin Emerson Jr.