CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns need receiver help, and are interested in Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, a source told cleveland.com.

Kearse, 27, is on the trading block, according to ESPN's Diane Russini, and are trying to deal him before Saturday's roster trim from 90 to 53.

Kearse (6-1, 207) is just one of a number receivers the Browns are considering.

One of Russell Wilson's favorite targets since he was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent out of 2012, Kearse had a disappointing year in 2016 after signing a three-year contract worth $13.5 million, including a $5.5 million signing bonus.



The figures were down from his previous year, when he caught 49 passes fro 685 yards and 5 TDs.



The emergence of some younger, less expensive receivers has made Kearse expendable. The Seahawks would like to get something in return if they choose not to play him his $5 million base salary in 2018.



This year, he's making $2.2 million in base pay.



Kearse, who caught the gamewinning touchdown passes in two NFC title games that put Seattle in the Super Bowl, earned coach Pete Carroll's praise after catching a 39-yard pass in the Seahawks' 26-13 preseason victory over the Chiefs Friday night.



"Yeah, he looked good tonight,'' Carroll said, via The Seattle Times. "He did a really good job. I thought the catch over the shoulder was a great throw, but it was better how he set it up and kind of lulled the guy to sleep, and then separated to make the catch right at the last moment. A really classy catch. He's been playing really great. He had a good game last week, too."

The Browns are in the market for receiver help to complement Corey Coleman, who's been the only consistent playmaker in camp.

Veteran receiver Kenny Britt, who signed a four-year, $32.5 million free agent deal in the offseason to replace Terrelle Pryor, has yet to make the big plays the Browns are expecting out of him. Against the Saints, he failed to get his second foot down in the end zone, and against the Bucs Saturday night in the dress rehearsal game, he dropped a pass from DeShone Kizer at the Browns' 5.

Afterwards, Jackson said, "We got to catch that ball down there, which I think would have led to hopefully a score."

The Browns have passed up other chances to sign veteran receivers this season, including former first-rounder Jeremy Maclin, who signed with the Ravens. If they don't land Kearse, they'll continue to look for receiver help in trades or on the transaction wire.