Browns set to trade for superb rookie

admin | December 3, 2023 | Other Clubs | No Comments

Adrian Amos, a safety, was waived by the New York Jets this week; in order to acquire him, the Cleveland Browns must file a waiver claim.

Ignoring things you read on Twitter that you don’t think are true is what occurred to me last night when I saw that Adrian Amos had been waived. After being selected in the fifth round of the 2015 draft, he played with the Bears for four years. After that, he signed a four-year, $36 million contract as a free agent with the Packers in the north. The Jets then acquired him in the offseason for a $1.75 million contract after Chuck Clark suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Adrian Amos

The Jets demoted Amos down the depth chart to concentrate on developing their young safety, which is understandable given that their season is finished due to Aaron Rodgers’ injury and they would need to run the table to be competitive again. Despite this, Amos is still a very effective player. Then, in order to go somewhere where he could play and possibly qualify for the postseason, he requested his release.

He is performing well and has already played 264 snaps this season. With a forced incompletion rate of 20%, tied for 11th in the league, he is PFF’s 21st top safety of the year. In contrast, Grant Delpit was at 8%, Juan Thornhill was at 0%, and Rodney McLeod was at 10%.

Contract

Amos would easily be someone you can add to the club, as he would come with a completely guaranteed $347,222 for the remainder of the season, which is only slightly above the league average.

Browns Need

First, let’s take a look at the safety depth chart that the Cleveland Browns currently have and the number of snaps they have played thus far this season:

They essentially lost the opportunity to play three safety when they lost Rodney McLeod because they didn’t trust Hickman or Bell to play to a high degree. Harmon, who is a fantastic addition, was signed to the practice squad but hasn’t yet been added to the official roster.

Conclusion

This is a no-brainer decision in my opinion; in the worst-case scenario, you might have to waive Ronnie Hickman or another member of the squad, as Flacco, Wills, and Mitchell will soon need roster slots, leaving just Walker and Diabate as clear cuts to cut. They could maintain their defense as flexible as possible by allowing defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz to deploy six defensive backs once more when Ward returns, as opposed to adding 0.5 linebackers each snap like we witnessed against the Broncos.

Obtaining him as an in-season backup is excellent after losing McLeod; my assumption is that someone else gets to him before us on waivers, but that shouldn’t stop them from trying to claim him. He was a player I was happy to go after in free agency if Thornhill was more expensive.