The annual frenzy of free agency is set to begin in less than a week, and ahead of that madness, the Cleveland Browns have been linked to some notable free agents. The big one that keeps coming up from people around various sites is defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, but one of his teammates this past season with the Philadelphia Eagles has also come up. Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson is also on the Browns’ radar as they look to replace John Johnson III.

Who are the other notable names that Cleveland dot com’s Mary Kay Cabot linked to the Browns? Here are the five names she dropped that she has heard that have interested those in Berea.

DT Javon Hargrave

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S C.J. Gardner-Johnson

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DE Yannick Ngakoue

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S Jessie Bates

DT Dre'Mont Jones

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