BREAKING: Cleveland Browns Sign Free Agent TE Austin Hooper

The Cleveland Browns wasted no time.

On Monday, the team signed free agent tight end Austin Hooper, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

#Falcons free agent TE Austin Hooper, the top player at his position, is headed to the #Browns, per @TomPelissero, @MikeSilver and me. They’ve agreed to terms, he’s the new highest-paid TE.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020

Hooper, who was drafted in the third round by the Falcons out of Stanford in 2016, just finished his final year of a four-year, $3.165 million rookie contract.

The 25-year-old caught 75 passes for 787 yards receiving and six touchdowns in 2019.