The Facts:
Free agency starts at midnight tonight, but one of the Browns' more interesting off-season decisions takes place in 15 days. That's when a roster bonus due to running back Reuben Droughns is either paid or isn't. The rub with the money: It's $1.75 million, not a small amount.
Reported by the Akron Beacon Journal
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
If Droughns is not paid the bonus, he becomes a free agent. If that's the choice, it would probably signal the Browns' strong interest in drafting running back Adrian Peterson with their No. 3 pick. The Browns very well could decide that paying Peterson is better than paying Droughns. But it doesn't leave the team much in the way of a back-up plan; the RBs on the roster other than Droughns are Jason Wright and Jerome Harrison. Neither has proven himself a full-time NFL back.
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