A breakdown of the initial wave of free agency for the Cleveland Browns:
Overall grade: B. A winless team needed a lot of help, and the Browns took advantage of the salary cap money they had and added three significant players via trade and nine more via free agency. Among them are starting and backup quarterbacks, starting receiver, starting safety, starting right tackle and possibly two starting cornerbacks. The grade isn’t higher only because the most impactful players the Browns added came through trade.
Most significant signing: He came in a flurry of trades the Browns completed before free agency, but quarterback Tyrod Taylor brings more certainty to the position than the Browns have had in years.