Why Adrian Amos Must Be Claimed By The Cleveland Browns
When I noticed Adrian Amos had been waived last night, I immediately ignored it since I sometimes see things on Twitter that I don’t think are true. After being selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft, he played with the Bears for four years. Then, he signed a four-year, $36 million contract as a free agent with the Packers in the north. After Chuck Clark’s season-ending knee injury ended, he signed a $1.75 million contract with the Jets this past offseason.
Adrian Amos
The Jets demoted Amos down the depth chart to concentrate on developing their young safety, which is understandable given that their season is finished due to Aaron Rodgers’ injury and they would need to run the table to be competitive again. Despite this, Amos is still a very effective player. Then, in order to go somewhere where he could play and possibly qualify for the postseason, he requested his release.
He is performing well and has already played 264 snaps this season. With a forced incompletion rate of 20%, tied for 11th in the league, he is PFF’s 21st top safety of the year.
In contrast, Grant Delpit was at 8%, Juan Thornhill was at 0%, and Rodney McLeod was at 10%.
Contract
Amos would easily be someone you can add to the club, as he would come with a completely guaranteed $347,222 for the remainder of the season, which is only slightly above the league average.
Browns Need
They essentially lost the opportunity to play three safety when they lost Rodney McLeod since they didn’t trust Hickman or Bell to play much. Harmon, who is a fantastic addition, was signed to the practice squad but hasn’t yet been added to the official roster.
In summary
This is a no-brainer decision in my opinion; in the worst-case situation, you could have to waive Ronnie Hickman or another member of the squad, as Flacco, Wills, and Mitchell will soon need roster places and Walker and Diabate are the only clear candidates to go. When Ward returns, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz should have the option to play six defensive backs once more, which would allow them to maintain the flexibility of their scheme instead of adding 0.5 linebackers per snap, as we saw against the Broncos.
Obtaining him as an in-season backup is excellent after losing McLeod; my assumption is that someone else gets to him before us on waivers, but that shouldn’t stop them from trying to claim him. He was a player I was happy to go after in free agency if Thornhill was more expensive.
