Browns' Carter Injury, Return Specialist Role Up for Grabs

0:00On March 1st, the Cleveland Browns face a key offseason call on veteran wide receiver DeAndre Carter, their lone, undrafted free agent at the position, needing a decision. Carter entered the league as an undrafted free agent back in 2015 and bounced around 19s before landing with the Browns in 2025. He showed real receiving promise just once, in 2022, with the chargers, grabbing 46 passes for 538 yards and... Three touchdowns, but Cleveland mainly eyed him as a kick-and-punt returner. Early in the season, over the first four games, he handled 11 kickoff returns for 274 yards at a 24.9. Average and six ponds for 56 yards at 9.3 until a knee injury sideline him for good in week four against the Detroit Lions. Gage Lava Dane stepped in smoothly after that, and with a string of injured return specialists like Joe Joe Natson, Jakeem Grant, and others under. General manager Andrew Berry, the team might lean toward in-house options or fresh undrafted talent instead of bringing Carter back.