{"id":117608,"date":"2025-06-10T02:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/117608\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T02:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:38:11","slug":"browns-joe-milton-iii-paired-in-wacky-trade-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/117608\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns, Joe Milton III Paired in Wacky Trade Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Browns, Joe Milton III Paired in Wacky Trade Proposal<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Browns<\/a> have had enough conversations about the quarterback position for one offseason. Between signing Joe Flacco, trading for Kenny Pickett, and drafting two rookies, Cleveland has added more volume than talent to the quarterback room. The Browns left the 2024 season with the conference\u2019s worst quarterback play and will enter 2025 in a similar spot.<\/p>\n

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The best path forward is unclear, but it is likely to reveal itself in the coming months. Flacco, with over a decade of starting experience, makes sense as the frontrunner. Dillon Gabriel<\/a>, the first of two quarterbacks drafted by the Browns, may have the backing of the coaching staff. Shedeur Sanders, who\u2019s more talented but slipped due to pre-draft concerns, could make the case for playing time, too.<\/p>\n

The answer to Cleveland\u2019s<\/a> long-term quarterback issue might not be on the roster, but it is abundantly clear that there is little use in adding another passer to this mess.<\/p>\n

Yet, the Browns were paired with freakish quarterback Joe Milton III in a wacky trade proposal that sent Sanders to the Dallas Cowboys. The proposal coincided with speculation about acquiring Anthony Richardson as he stumbled his way into his third season with the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut rather than take on the remaining two years of Richardson\u2019s four-year, $34 million contract, for a player who has played just 15 games in two seasons, winning eight, it may make more sense to flip Sanders for the high-upside Milton whose contract pays him just $3.2 million over the next three years,\u201d Jonathan Vankin wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOr \u2014 make another trade with Sanders and give up a Day Three draft asset for Milton.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simply put, adding another unproven starter to the gaggle Cleveland has amassed already doesn\u2019t solve the issue. Milton spent his college career as a non-prospect, flashed just enough to be a sixth-round pick, and played meaningful snaps in a single game against the Buffalo Bills\u2019 B-Team. He\u2019d be the most-talented passer in the room, sure, but if the Browns were looking for an unpolished gunslinger, they could have drafted one.<\/p>\n

Instead, they passed on the opportunity to trade for Milton and took two passers with more valuable picks. For better or worse, Cleveland is set to sleep in the bed it made earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n

Further, there\u2019s little evidence to suggest that the Cowboys want to deal Milton. If his mobility creates a path for him to see sporadic time in a one-off package, he\u2019d be a priority over Sanders. Dallas passed on Sanders \u2013 and the attention he\u2019d bring \u2013 three times.<\/p>\n

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The Browns aren\u2019t in a position to waste draft capital on another backup-level quarterback, and the Cowboys can\u2019t afford to go into the season with a backup they don\u2019t trust. As uninspiring as it may be, Cleveland\u2019s quarterback room is probably set.<\/p>\n

Related: Browns Depth Chart Revealed for Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Flacco Responds to Browns’ Mentor Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Browns, Joe Milton III Paired in Wacky Trade Proposal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Cleveland Browns have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2054],"tags":[86,53,85,54,2337,257,1033,7,392,562,5646,570,6,17,582],"class_list":{"0":"post-117608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-browns","8":"tag-browns","9":"tag-buffalo-bills","10":"tag-cleveland","11":"tag-cleveland-browns","12":"tag-clevelandbrowns","13":"tag-dallas-cowboys","14":"tag-dillon-gabriel","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-indianapolis-colts","17":"tag-joe-flacco","18":"tag-joe-milton-iii","19":"tag-kenny-pickett","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-shedeur-sanders","22":"tag-the-browns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114656752790804613","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}