Browns Trade Talk + Draft Lookahead with Nick Baumgardner

Zac Jackson and Friends

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4.7 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Zac Jackson shares some thoughts on the Browns' quarterback situation and trade deadline planning, then is joined by The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner for an early look at the 2026 NFL Draft class, the quarterbacks who aren't exactly sure things and the NFL's player-development problem at some of the game's most important positions,. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Good morning. Welcome back to Zach Jackson and friends. I am Zach Jackson. The Browns
0:07.2	are in the by week. It is Tuesday morning, October 28th. We are exactly one week from the NFL
0:12.8	trade deadline, 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th. Last year, there were 12 trades made across the league in the final week before the trade deadline.
0:24.4	Um, so I am going to have my friend and my coworker Nick Baumgartner on.
0:28.5	He covers the draft.
0:29.6	He covers football from every level.
0:31.8	Um, he knows his stuff.
0:33.0	So obviously with the Browns at two and six for the second straight year, um, it's not too early to look to the draft, obviously with the Browns at 2 and 6 for the second straight year, it's not too early to look to the draft, obviously, with the Browns.
0:42.0	Having their clear answer no on their current starting quarterback,
0:46.8	we're going to look at that.
0:48.1	Obviously, the Browns with five free agent offensive linemen,
0:51.5	not having drafted an offensive lineman or a wide receiver last year,
0:54.7	leading to this completely unwatchable and laughable offense that they trot out each Sunday.
1:01.3	It's never too early to talk draft. So we will have Nick on. I want to welcome you guys.
1:07.0	If you're new, thank you. If you've been coming, thank you. A lot of feedback, a lot of angst out there.
1:12.8	I'm going to talk. I'm going to dwell on a couple of Browns issues, a couple of notes that I just want to say because of what's swirling out there. But mostly I'm going to get out of the way and I'm going to let Nick talk. And we're going to talk draft. We're going to talk development systems. We're going to talk Ohio State.
1:26.1	We're going to talk a lot of different things.
1:29.0	So I would just say, guys, that I am on X. development systems. We're going to talk Ohio State. We're going to talk a lot of different things.
1:29.0	So I would just say, guys, that I am on X and on Instagram at Akron Jackson. I am on Facebook.
1:34.9	On my personal page, there is a Zach Jackson and Friends podcast page. However you found it,
1:39.7	you come on and you trash me, you come on and you say thanks for the work. You come on and ask
1:43.9	questions.
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