One of the great offseason Cleveland debates is finally settled. The Browns will indeed bring back wide receiver Rashard Higgins for the 2020 season, per a report from Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com.
Higgins was a free agent after the Browns initially showed little interest in bringing him back for another season. A prime contributor in Baker Mayfield’s rookie season in 2018 (39 catches, 572 yards, 4 TDs), Higgins fell off dramatically in 2019 due to injuries and lack of a defined role in the new offense. In 10 games he had just four receptions on 11 total targets and was a healthy scratch at points in the season.
“Hollywood” gets a chance to redeem himself in 2020 under new head coach Kevin Stefanski. The terms of the deal are not yet available but reports indicate it is a one-year contract with the Browns. Higgins, 25, has spent his entire four-year career in Cleveland.
He projects to compete for the No. 3 WR spot with 6th-round rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones and holdovers Damion Ratley, KhaDarel Hodge and Taywan Taylor.
