CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns General Manager John Dorsey's first foray into free agency with his new team has, for the most part, focused on productive, young veterans. Former Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks fits with what Dorsey has tried to add all offseason alongside the draft capital he inherited.

Yahoo! Sports insider Jordan Schultz first reported that Kendricks is visiting with the Vikings, Raiders and Browns this week.

The Browns appear set at linebacker with all three of their starters from a year ago returning, but Dorsey hasn't been shy about creating competition across the board. Just look at the cornerback position for an example. The Browns signed T.J. Carrie, E.J. Gaines and Terrance Mitchell before drafting Denzel Ward. Gone are the two starters on the outside from a season ago in Jason McCourty and Jamar Taylor.

Signing Kendricks wouldn't guarantee the same fate for the Browns returning starters, but adding a player who was a part of the Eagles' most-used defensive lineup a season ago, according to the NFL's stats and information website, and performed well enough to grade as ProFootballFocus' ninth-best linebacker would add necessary depth. Football Outsiders has Kendricks at 59.4 percent of the Eagles' defensive snaps a season ago and 13.3 percent of their special teams snaps. He appeared in 15 games and started 13 in the regular season and started all three of the Eagles' playoff games.

Kendricks would have to choose the Browns, of course, and the Raiders and Vikings offer a better chance at winning another Super Bowl. Kendricks' brother, Eric, also plays for the Vikings.

Dorsey clearly isn't messing around when he says the goal is to compete in the AFC North. Whatever the definition of compete is, he's eying a fast turnaround and hasn't been afraid to spend on young veterans like Kendricks.