Joe Schobert remains a pending free agent, and the question of whether the Browns linebacker remains a Browns linebacker is difficult to avoid. Schobert himself still doesn’t have a good idea where his future lies, in Cleveland or elsewhere.
Schobert recently discussed his fate and how the new Browns management regime impacts his decision and the team’s view of him. In an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio, Schobert talked about new GM Andrew Berry and the line of communication between them.
“We’ve communicated since he’s been hired, which kinda had broken down with the previous regime,” Schobert said. “But I guess we still just have to see where it goes, see where it leads and if both sides can reach an agreement then that’d be great.”
Schobert is definitely keen on staying in the brown and orange.
“I’d love that,” he said of staying in Cleveland. “But you never know and, as of now, I haven’t really heard of anything. But like I said, I think there’s another month to go and they’re probably pretty busy over there figuring stuff out for themselves with a whole new staff.”
Schobert is coming off his most impactful statistical season, recording four interceptions and nine total passes defended. He’s consistently performed as one of the best coverage LBs in the league. But Schobert was not deemed a priority by the John Dorsey regime and his contract expires at the end of the league year.
