Five moves the Cleveland Browns can still make this offseason

Acquiring a high quality starting safety via trade.

Safety was a huge need for the Cleveland Browns heading into this offseason. Having lost both Damarious Randall and Morgan Burnett, the Browns were looking for a new starting tandem to cover deep down the field.

Berry, Stefanski and the rest of the front office were aggressive when addressing the position, going out and getting a couple of veterans in free agency in Karl Joseph and Andrew Sendejo. Both are savvy veterans with solid starting experience, but neither has proven to be a true star.

With that in mind, the team also added to the position in the 2020 NFL Draft by trading back in the second round and landing LSU Jim Thorpe Award winner Grant Delpit. Delpit has displayed the talent to become a star in the league, but dealt with some injuries and tackling issues that caused his stock to drop a bit farther down than most evaluators viewed him early in the draft process.

While the team does have plenty of viable options at both safety positions, they lack a true big-name difference-maker. They could surely get by with their blend of experience and youth, but bringing in a Pro Bowl or even an Al-Pro caliber safety could solidify the secondary and help the team win now.

Two players immediately come to mind… Anthony Harris and Jamal Adams. Harris was a highly talked about target for Cleveland in free agency this year before getting franchise tagged by the Minnesota Vikings. Adams is seeking a long-term contract of his own and does not seem to be happy with the New York Jets organization.

There are two obstacles when it comes to acquiring either of these players… the trade price and the dollar amount of the contracts they are seeking. If the Vikings are still open to letting go of the 2019 interception leader, they may ask for a second or third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Furthermore, if the teams work out a trade, the Browns will have to offer Harris a contract to his liking or he will likely be upset upon arrival.

The same thing goes for Adams, who will certainly be even more expensive on both fronts. The cost may not be worth it to some, but bringing in a sure-fire star in the middle of the secondary would definitely help out the Cleveland Browns and defensive coordinator Joe Woods in his first season.

The safeties that the Cleveland Browns currently have on the roster are rather versatile. Joseph, Sendejo and even Delpit can hold there own deep in coverage down the field or down in the box around the line of scrimmage. So whatever player that would decide to bring in could play their own style and the others would fit in around them.

If you add a true ball-hawking free safety like Anthony Harris, Joseph could start at strong safety, Sendejo would be a valuable versatile depth piece, and Delpit could learn behind Harris and contribute on occasion in nickel and dime packages early in his career.

If you believe Delpit is good enough to start at free safety right away and are okay with the price tag on Jamal Adams, you form a dangerous duo from Baton Rouge that will wreak havoc for years to come.

Safety is a position that has already been addressed heavily to this point in the offseason by the Cleveland Browns, but I think one more big piece could really put the defense and the team over the top.