With free agency right around the corner, the Cleveland Browns have cleared more salary cap space by restructuring the contract of left tackle Jedrick Wills.
While Wills’ fifth-year option is fully guaranteed, it was all guaranteed in the form of his base salary. The Browns have converted a chunk of that base salary into a bonus, which will now be paid upfront and will not count toward the salary cap.
This move has cleared another $10.44 million in cap space for the Browns to play around with in free agency next week. The Browns are now up to a total of about $15 million in cap space with more contracts expected to be restructured to clear even more room on the books to spend this offseason.
This does, however, open up a dilemma of what the Browns do at their tackle spots. With three starting offensive tackles on the roster, either one of those starters will be relegated to a backup, or veteran Jack Conklin will be cut as a sunk cost as a result.