Browns' Quiet Signing: Linebacker Quincy Williams

0:00On April 4th, the Cleveland Browns kept things low-key this off-season, focusing on smart fixes like their offensive line, but one signing that flew. Under the radar could be huge. Linebacker Quincy Williams on a two-year, $17 million deal. Earlier this week, folks noticed his tight connection to the new defensive coordinator, Mike Rudenberg, who's coached him twice before first, as an on-end. Assistant with the Jaguars when Williams was a rookie, then as linebacker's coach with the jets from 2021 to 2024. Williams blew up as an all pro in 2023, starting all 17 games with 139 tackles and he's stepping in after. Devon Bush bolted to the Bears, so expecting to rack up over 100 stops this year and a scheme he knows cold. Meanwhile, the Browns ranked solid against the past last season, but struggle 16th versus the run, and Williams brings proven chops therewith. Strong pro football focus grades in his last two jets years under Rudenberg.

1:00This pocket change steel at just $9 million guaranteed lets Cleveland plug Begap without rushing the draft, turning a quiet move into a potential fan favorite who runs hot every snap.