Quote:He has no say, but he and his agent have a good idea of what kind of deal would be tough for Cleveland to match.


Do you think they'd pay tens of millions to keep a guy who doesn't want to be there?

 

Agree.

 

Shefter tweeted this morning that the Browns would "immediately" match a deal with the Jags.

 

I'm not so sure about that.  I think it's just more posturing by the Browns.

 

Because, if the Browns put their money where their mouth is to begin with we wouldn't even be having this conversation.  They would have franchised tagged and/or signed him long term already.

 

I'm tempering my feelings a bit, but it's very interesting to watch this unfold.

 

Sounds as if Mack and his agent have tried all they can to make this a deal the Browns won't want to sign.  Otherwise, he'd already have a new deal from the Browns.

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