Cleveland Browns Linked to Intriguing QB Trade

Cleveland Browns With Deshaun Watson out for the season and his future with the team in doubt, it’s clear there’s something wrong at quarterback.

Yes, the Browns will use Jameis Winston at center for now, but he doesn’t seem like a long-term solution in Cleveland.

Could the Browns explore the trade market?

Kristopher Knox from Bleacher Report He thinks so and determined Detroit Lions Quarterback Hendon Hooker is a potential candidate for the Browns.

“The Browns can and should target a quarterback prospect in the 2025 draft,” Knox wrote. “But acquiring Hooker would give them another point guard on a rookie contract that could compete with Dorian Thompson-Robinson and the player whose name is to be announced.”

Knox even suggests that Cleveland could offer forward running back Za’Darius Smith to the Lions in a possible trade, and given rumors that Detroit is interested in Smith, that would certainly make sense.

Hooker, who played college football at the University of Tennessee, was selected by the Lions in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

The 26-year-old didn’t throw any passes in his rookie season and has just two in 2024. But he was a very impressive prospect at Tennessee, collecting 58 passing touchdowns and just five interceptions during his two seasons with the Volunteers. .

That’s certainly an impressive rate, and he’s also shown his dual-threat abilities as a rusher during that span, throwing for 1,046 yards and 10 scores.

Hooker started his college career at Virginia Tech in 2018 but transferred to Tennessee in 2021.