Wilson: Browns not placing a hard limit on free agent spending

The Cleveland Browns don't plan to follow in the footsteps of AFC North rivals as far as approaching free agency with a self-imposed salary cap.

Unlike the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens, who have both stated that they'll have an internal limit on free agency spending, the Browns are going into the signing period with a different philosophy.

"We'll spend what we think we need to spend and be smart about it," general manager Tom Heckert told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "We're going into it thinking we'll do what we need to do."

That isn't to say that the Browns are going to spend wildly.

They're aware that a salary cap could be reinstituted in 2011.

So, there could be ramifications for teams that spend too much money in 2010.

"We have to be prepared just in case something does get done," Heckert said. "We're going to do what we think we need to do. We're not looking at it either way.

"If there are players we feel can help us, we'll go out and do it. I really don't think it's going to change much from that aspect. You just have to be smart how you allocate money and be prepared for what's going to happen in the future . . . which is unknown."

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