The Cleveland Browns, usually somewhat silent in free agency were quick with a contract offer to free agent quarterback Matt Flynn. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the Browns wasted no time approaching Flynn, along with the Miami Dolphins, in an attempt to replace Browns quarterback Colt McCoy.
General Manager Tom Heckert of the Browns has stated Cleveland would probably not seek to sign a big-name quarterback in free agency, this may have been a "smoke screen". Flynn will no doubt command a rather large salary, however he is well versed in the West Coast Offense and has sat...
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