We were sent into the weekend with the Washington Redskins making two big cap casualty cuts. I hope everyone had a nice weekend because it’s Monday now and another round of cuts has begun.
Today, it was the Browns who cleaned some house, cutting four players, cornerback TJ Carrie, tight end Demetrius Harris, guard Eric Kush, and linebacker Adarius Taylor. Those releases free up a combined $13.4 million in cap space, according to OverTheCap.com.
The most notable cut is that of former Raiders cornerback TJ Carrie. He was set to make $8.15 million this season, which was supposed to be his third season of a four-year deal he signed with the team before the 2018 season.
Carrie was one of the first players Jon Gruden allowed to leave as a free agent. He was rewarded with a four-year, $31 million deal with Cleveland, but as with any NFL contract, it’s only worth the guarantees. Everything else is a wait-and-see proposition. Carrie is 29 years of age. The Antioch native has 5 interceptions and 43 pass breakups in his career.
Harris clears up $2.48 million, Taylor $2.44 million, and Kush $2.1 million. None of whom are players anyone is going to be rushing out to sign. Though, I could see some interest in Harris if only because Gruden loves his tight ends and Harris isn’t a bad one as a third option who can block and will catch around 15 passes for 200 yards and a couple touchdowns.
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