At the end of the season, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Damarius Randall would not be returning to the Cleveland Browns.
This appears to still be the case.
He often clashed with last year’s coaching staff and was even benched for the game late last year against the Steelers.
Teams that have so far shown interest in Randall’s services include the Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins, per Josina Anderson.
I’m told of the teams expressing preliminary interest in impending free agent S Damarious Randall, the #Raiders, #Seahawks & #Skins are the teams Randall would most likely entertain to join, as of now, per source.
— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 16, 2020
Many thought that Randall wouldn’t be on the open market for as long as he has.
But, it seems that Randall has an idea why and appeared to reference the fact in a recent tweet
“Being blunt definitely have it pros & cons…,” said Randall.
Being blunt definitely have it pros & cons…
— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) March 27, 2020
Randall looks to be targeting Redskins
It seems Randall has an interest in joining that the Redskins after he sent a tweet to current Redskins safety Landon Collins.
👀👀 @TheHumble_21 you ready for this ???😭😂🤔 https://t.co/V4zdVesbqC
— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) March 27, 2020
Collins responded, saying: “Born ready big fella.”
It should be noted that this could be Randall stirring up speculation as well.
But, could it happen?
Yes, but we will have to wait to see.
Browns appear to have moved on from Randall
After signing Karl Joseph and Andrew Sendejo in free agency, it appears new defensive coordinator Joe Woods is setting a tone for his defense.
Both players bring a hard-hitting fearlessness style of football to the unit.
Before a season-ending foot injury in 2019, Joseph was on pace for a career-year as he had 49 combined tackles in only 9 games.
According to Pro Football Reference, Joseph’s missed tackle percentage was just 14%.
Andrew Sendejo will also be a strong addition to the secondary as well.
Sendejo has shown elite level coverage grades the last 3 years, according to PFF.
Sendejo has a coverage grade of 89.7 over the last three years and made 16 plays on the ball (six interceptions and 10 forced incompletions) while allowing just 3 TDs. Veteran FS in the fold for the #Browns https://t.co/NDpTMT5XRY
— PFF CLE Browns (@PFF_Browns) March 20, 2020
The Browns also released Morgan Burnett this offseason after he ended last year on the injured-reserve with a torn achilles.