SportsLine NFL simulations: Austin Hooper has minimal impact on Cleveland Browns in 2020

The top free-agent tight end on the market is former Falcon Austin Hooper, and he reportedly is going to sign with the Cleveland Browns.

ByMatt SeveranceUpdated: Mar 16, 2020 5:11PM ET3 min read

The Cleveland Browns didn't seem like a team that would spend heavily on a tight end in free agency as they have a pretty good young one in former first-round pick David Njoku and bigger needs elsewhere. However, reports are that the Browns have signed the top free-agent tight end on the market,

BROWNS	WIN	WIN%	DIVISION	PLAYOFF	CONF	CHAMP
w/ Njoku	7	43.80%	2.60%	13.80%	0.30%	0.10%
w/ Austin Hooper	7.1	44.40%	2.90%	14.70%	0.30%	0.10%
Difference	0.1	0.60%	0.30%	0.90%	0.00%	0.00%