Trade Proposal Nets Browns $137 Million Quarterback to Replace Watson

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Unless the Cleveland Browns can find a suitable replacement for Deshaun Watson, the team's hopes for a Super Bowl this season are all but nil

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The Cleveland Cavaliers still have nearly $48.5 million in available cap space, according to Spotrac

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There are two obvious needs on the team in defensive tackle and wide receiver, but quarterback could soon be added with a ruling on Watson's off-field problems expected as early as this week from independent arbiter Sue L. Robinson

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Jacoby Brissett and Josh Dobbs are the Browns' backup quarterback options behind Watson after the team traded for Watson in March and dealt the four-year starter to the Carolina Panthers last week

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At the moment, Cleveland's leadership contingent may argue that Brissett is capable of holding the line until Watson returns, however long that may take

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In the offseason, the Browns committed a lot of money and years to players, including $230 million guaranteed to Watson over the next five years

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The Browns' general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski's job security depends on making good on those gambles

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They should gamble on a one-year replacement for Watson who has a recent track record of leading talented teams to deep postseason runs in order to protect their risky investment strategy

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