Browns OT Thomas: 'Not leaning one way or the other'

Cleveland Browns left tackle Joe Thomas is on course to inform the team whether he will return in 2018 or retire.

Thomas confesses he's working out as if he'll play again after recovering from a season-ending triceps injury, but also embraced the freedom of not being on the field. Thomas started a top-rated podcast and is kicking the tires on a broadcasting career.

"Not leaning one way or the other towards retirement," Thomas told ESPN. "Trying to get something decided before free agency."

Free agency begins March 14, although the Browns could enter into negotiations with other free agents as early as Monday.

Browns head coach Hue Jackson said at the NFL Scouting Combine the team remains in regular contact with Thomas and will honor his right to make the decision on his own terms. Thomas played every snap -- 10,363 in a row -- before the injury against the Tennessee Titans.

Thomas said he is not finding clarity as the deadline for his decision approaches.

"It's kind of like picking a college. One day you think it's this school, the next it's another," Thomas said.

--Field Level Media