According to Jordan Schultz, the Browns are signing QB Jameis Winston to a one-year deal to be their new backup quarterback.
The deal has a maximum value of $8.7 million. It also likely signals the door is closed to a return from QB Joe Flacco, the 2023 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
Winston, 30, is a former first-overall pick of the Buccaneers back in 2015. He played out the 2019 season under the fifth-year option from his rookie contract and made a base salary of $20.922 million.
Winston signed with the Saints on a one-year, $1.1 million deal in 2020 and returned to New Orleans on another one-year contract worth up to $12 million in 2021 as the starter. He, unfortunately, tore his ACL after eight games.
The Saints re-signed him to a two-year deal with a maximum value of $28 million and later brought him back on a one-year deal.
In 2023, Winston appeared in six games for the Saints, completing 53.2 percent of his passes and totaling 264 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.
We have him included in our Top 100 Available 2024 NFL Free Agents list.
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