The NFL has its fair share of unwritten rules, and the Cleveland Browns held true to one of the big ones during their first wave of free agency this past week.
Committing big money to a left tackle in free agency is generally considered to be bad business, the logic being that the league’s best players at that position never hit the open market. Those guys are typically drafted, developed, and extended. Barely half the league has a franchise left tackle on their roster. When you find one, you definitely don’t let that player get away.