Terrelle Pryor, wide receiver, Cleveland Browns
It would be just like Cleveland to let another talented player leave in free agency, only to become a star for another team (like Taylor Gabriel did last year). Hopefully for Browns fans, the brass in Cleveland does what it takes to keep Pryor in house this spring.
The latest news on this front is that the Browns aren’t going to use the franchise tag to retain Pryor but would still like to sign him to a long-term deal.
In his first season as a full-time receiver, Pryor caught 77 passes for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns playing with sub-par quarterbacks. An outstanding athlete who came into the NFL as a quarterback himself, Pryor is still in the infancy stages of his development. It stands to reason that he’ll only improve going forward.
It remains to be seen if the team’s quarterback situation will improve this year, but we have to believe Hue Jackson will land “his guy” at some point in the near future. And when that happens, that guy will need talented receivers on the roster, something that has proven difficult in recent years. Rookie Corey Coleman was tremendous when he played, but there aren’t many other options going forward.
Fumbling this exchange would be devastating to a team that cannot afford any more missteps.