When the Cleveland Browns drafted the 2019 Mackey Award winner for the nation’s best tight end, Harrison Bryant, they had visions of a dynamic tandem with David Njoku, a first-round draft pick and a receiving tight end along with prized free agency signing Austin Hooper.

It's been an interesting year of NFL free agency; a lot of teams had money, but the talent pool was not necessarily deep enough to justify spending it. As a result, several teams opted to pay their own players more now and give themselves flexibility into the future.