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Julian Edelman Reveals Huge Blunder the Browns Made

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Evan Massey | Last updated Mar 23, 2025 9:00 AM ET

The Cleveland Browns have been stuck in mediocrity for a long time. Andrew Berry and company are looking to change that in the near future.

After being able to convince superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett to re-sign following his public trade request, the Browns have another pressing need. They still need to find a legitimate starting quarterback.

Cleveland has made one quarterback move this offseason. It went out and acquired Kenny Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles.

Bringing Pickett onboard was a nice addition, but the Browns want more. Russell Wilson has been in Cleveland for a visit and a lot of rumblings have surrounded the team taking a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft as well.

Julian Edelman, the former New England Patriots star, spoke out about a huge blunder the Browns made in recent history.

During a segment on "Dudes On Dudes" with Rob Gronkowski, Edelman revealed that he thinks the Browns recently gave away their future.

He believes that Baker Mayfield should have been the past, present, and future for the franchise.

When talking specifically about Pickett, Edelman thought back to Cleveland moving on from Mayfield.

"It's hard to be the future in Cleveland, okay? So, you know, I think their future is in Tampa right now. They got rid of him, and that's Baker Mayfield — the future that they had, they got rid of. So they Browned it somehow, and I feel terrible for the Cleveland Browns," Edelman said.

Edelman continued on, revealing that he "feels bad" for Pickett in his situation with the Browns.

"I feel terrible for the Cleveland Browns because I went to school in northeast Ohio and I know those people live, die and breathe the Browns and they're fed up with it," Edelman said. "So, I feel bad for Kenny having to go into this situation, 'cause that's going to be a tough situation regardless."

Seeing Mayfield throw for 4,500 yards, 41 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions in 2024 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a tough pill to swallow for Cleveland after it moved on from him too quickly.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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