The Facts: The Browns still have no plans to franchise Pryor, a league source told Cleveland.com. The deadline to do so is Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Diehards Line: The franchise number for wide receivers will be upwards of $15 million for 2017. According to Plain Dealer staffer Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns hope to sign Pryor to a long-term deal before he hits the open market March 9. Plenty of free agency business will take place in Indianapolis this week during the NFL Combine, and the Browns could meet with Pryor's representatives, Drew and Jason Rosenhaus, there. A league source recently told Cabot that "strong discussions will take place soon." The Rosenhauses likely want to set Pryor's market price before completing a deal with the Browns. Teams can begin exchanging numbers with agents on March 7 in the "legal tampering period" before free agency officially opens March 9. A deal can't be executed until March 9. During that two-day window, Pryor -- who eclipsed 1,000 yards in the season finale against Pittsburgh -- will know what he can get on the open market, and then his agents can take that number to the Browns to match or exceed. Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown, who's also represented by Drew Rosenhaus, became the NFL's highest-paid receiver on Monday, and that could impact Pryor's talks.