{"id":853854,"date":"2026-04-04T20:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853854\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:11:34","slug":"browns-urged-to-target-veteran-qbs-in-dart-throw-trade-over-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853854\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Urged to Target Veteran QBs in &#8216;Dart Throw&#8217; Trade Over Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2192532623-e1775331509417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis could be a trade target for the Browns.\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis could be a trade target for the Browns.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Cleveland Browns\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"214877\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u2018 quarterback room may not be finished taking shape before the NFL Draft \u2014 and two former high picks could be the answer.<\/p>\n<p>With <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/will-levis\/\" title=\"Will Levis\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"214888\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will Levis<\/a> and Anthony Richardson both available via trade, CBS Sports NFL Draft writer Josh Edwards told 92.3 The Fan on Friday that the Browns figure to be involved in those conversations heading into draft weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Will Levis and Anthony Richardson will be moved before the draft, so I think the Browns are going to be in that conversation for those two players,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/923TheFan\/status\/2040421123758739617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Edwards said<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s a more worthwhile dart throw than going down the route of a Carson Beck or Drew Allar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Levis has been effectively placed on the trade block in Tennessee after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseetitans.com\/news\/titans-sign-veteran-qb-mitchell-trubisky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Titans signed Mitchell Trubisky to a two-year deal<\/a>, leaving the former second-round pick without a clear role behind former No. 1 overall pick <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/cam-ward\/\" title=\"Cam Ward\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"214887\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Ward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft, was <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/final-call-anthony-richardson-trade-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">granted permission to seek a trade<\/a> by Indianapolis after the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Colts\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"214878\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colts<\/a> signed Daniel Jones to a two-year, $88 million extension. ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip\/_\/id\/48358660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">described Richardson\u2019s trade market as \u201csoft,\u201d<\/a> saying that if there was a real market for him, the Colts would have already moved him.<\/p>\n<p>Browns\u2019 Addition to QB Room Could be Coming<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/tease-adding-qb-compete-shedeur-sanders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">did not add a quarterback in free agency<\/a>, entering the offseason with Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/dillon-gabriel\/\" title=\"Dillon Gabriel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"214889\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dillon Gabriel<\/a> as its options.<\/p>\n<p>General manager Andrew Berry left the door open this week for one more addition, with a stated preference on the type.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur lean would be if we do add someone to the quarterback room, it would be someone who\u2019s a younger player most likely,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/andrew-berry-realistic-browns-will-add-a-quarterback-this-offseason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Berry told reporters<\/a>. \u201cBut I can\u2019t state that definitively because I don\u2019t know what the next couple of weeks will hold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone that we bring in at any spot on the roster, our thought is that they\u2019re competing. They\u2019re competing to play. They have something that we like in their skill set. And our expectation would be for them to work harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The draft seems like the logical route for that strategy, with the Browns looking to the later rounds. But Richardson, 23, and Levis, 26, are still on the younger side and could fit that need.<\/p>\n<p>Browns Set Stage for QB Battle<\/p>\n<p>The Browns have dubbed it an open competition among the current group of quarterbacks. But new head coach Todd Monken said that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean everyone will get an equal number of reps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see it that way,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownszone.com\/2026\/04\/01\/todd-monken-talks-qb-competition-dividing-reps-first-impressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Monken said<\/a>. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say they\u2019re going to be evenly dispersed, but we\u2019ll definitely disperse them to give ourselves a chance to at least evaluate who we have on the roster, whoever that might be as we go through the offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, it looks like Sanders will be getting the first crack at proving himself. He started the final seven games last season as a fifth-round rookie, passing for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy basically what we\u2019ve seen in the past and where the year ended last year,\u201d Monken said on how the reps will initially be distributed.<\/p>\n<p>Watson is also expected to be prominently in the mix, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandbrowns.com\/news\/deshaun-watson-underwent-2nd-surgery-to-repair-achilles-tendon-rupture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">missing all of last season<\/a> recovering from two Achilles surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/heavyjr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J.R. DeGroote<\/a> JR DeGroote is a staff writer for Heavy.com, where he has covered the NFL, NBA, and trending sports stories since 2019. His work focuses on some of the most passionate fanbases in sports, including reporting on the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Lakers. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/heavyjr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about J.R. DeGroote<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Browns\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis could be a trade target for the Browns. 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