If the Browns want to retain three-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack, the new regime must reach into its deep pockets and offer him a substantial raise.
Mack voided the final three years of his contract with the Browns and is set to become an unrestricted free agent at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
One of his agents, Tim Younger, said there’s “absolutely” a chance Mack could still return to the Browns.
“For the first time in his career, Alex is a free agent,” he said. “He has earned the right to choose his next spot -- and returning to Cleveland is certainly very possible.