The Cleveland Browns signed Jake Delhomme to a two-year deal that will reportedly pay him $7 million in 2010. Because the Panthers released him, they still owe him $12.7 million, so he'll actually make $19.7 million in 2010, according to ESPN.com. That may be too much money for a 35-year-old man who people say is declining. But for the Browns, he could be the one to lead them to the play-offs for the first time since 2007.
To make room for Delhomme, the Browns traded Brady Quinn to Denver for a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and running back Peyton Hillis. This trade is not great in my opinion, because the Browns have a running back in Jerome Harrison that has proven he can get it done and some analysts predict they will pick a running back from UConn in the third round. Losing Brady Quinn isn't the end of the world because he wasn't performing well. Besides, reportedly the Browns may be looking to draft a quarterback in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. That would leave Delhomme putting his experience to use at the end of his career while a rookie gets some experience before Delhomme's retirement.
Mike Holmgren is certainly shaking things up. It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out in the 2010 NFL season.
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