NFL - The Athletic on Fernando Mendoza

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There was no quarterback deemed worthy of taking with the sixth pick, and there was no reasonable price to pay to acquire the top pick from the Las Vegas Raiders to draft Fernando Mendoza in what the league seemed to see as a one-quarterback draft.

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Browns passed on Mendoza after QB market crashed in college season.

The Browns considered acquiring the top pick from Las Vegas to draft Mendoza during last year's draft cycle, but when the quarterback market crashed during the college football season, there was no reasonable price to pay for the top pick in what the league viewed as a one-quarterback draft, causing the Browns to abandon that plan.