Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, citing league sources, reports that Browns HC Hue Jackson actually preferred to draft Carson Wentz over Jared Goff back in 2016.
The Rams made the trade up to get Goff at No. 1 overall and Cabot mentions that everyone assumed everyone assumed that the Browns ultimately passed on Wentz because he preferred Goff. However, Cabot says that wasn’t actually the case.
Cabot’s sources said that both Jackson and then assistant HC/offense Pep Hamilton worked out Wentz and were “blown away” and instantly sold on him as their quarterback of the future.