New reports rain serious doubt on the Earl Thomas-to-Browns rumors

It appears the buzz on any potential imminent move involving the Cleveland Browns and free agent safety Earl Thomas has been harshly mellowed.

Hours after there were reports the Browns were hotly pursuing the former Seahawks standout, a bunch of prominent NFL media members have squashed those thoughts with reports of their own.

It seems any hope of Thomas joining the Browns is not viable, at least not anytime soon. While the player himself has not said anything about his plans or intentions, several well-connected NFL reports are boldly dismissive of any potential marriage between Thomas and the Cleveland Browns.

That includes Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the man who broke the news of the Odell Beckham Jr. trade:

I can now add to this the above will not happen. Earl Thomas will not be signing with the #Browns, source says. We wait to see where he will sign but it won’t be in Cleveland.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 13, 2019

Just to be clear, the @Browns not looking at Earl Thomas just because they traded Jabril Peppers. GM John Dorsey loves Damarious Randall at the same position Earl Thomas plays. They're in the market for a strong safety. That's not Thomas.

— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) March 13, 2019