Will the Browns make a big move at QB in NFL free agency? - ESPN

For the second consecutive year, the Cleveland Browns enter an offseason without an unquestioned starter at the quarterback position.

The inability to find a starter during the 2025 season led general manager Andrew Berry to say the team will look into an addition this offseason, while new coach Todd Monken said there will be an open competition at quarterback.

«It's an open competition. I mean, I don't know why it wouldn't be an open competition,» Monken said this past week at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. «I don't mean that saying it harshly, but I don't think there's enough on film over the last couple years, one way or the other, to say, 'Boy, we have our starter at quarterback yet.' Whether internally or externally.»

Unlike last offseason, when the Browns entered NFL free agency with a bare quarterback room — Deshaun Watson, who was rehabbing from an Achilles tear, and Dorian Thompson-Robinson were the only players under contract — Cleveland has three players signed. Berry and Monken were complimentary last week of not only Watson but Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, while acknowledging the uncertainty of the position.

As the Browns scour for potential additions, they head into a free agency period with few alternatives and possible trade options with bloated contracts and/or recent on-field struggles.

Berry, when asked if there is a legitimate pathway to add a starting quarterback in free agency, said that it is "[To be determined]."

The free agent quarterback class is headlined by Daniel Jones and Malik Willis, rated the No. 1 and No. 2 players at the position available, according to ESPN NFL analyst Matt Bowen. Jones, whom the Browns expressed interest in last offseason, is coming off an Achilles tear, and