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Jared Mueller

Browns 53-man roster cuts: Where can the team save salary cap space?

As the Cleveland Browns prepare to face off with the Atlanta Falcons in the final preseason game before the regular season starts, cutting the roster down to the initial 53-man looms.

Cleveland faces two problems that seem somewhat new to the team. First, they have a lot of talented players and some will likely not make the 53-man roster. Second, they have a lot of talented players that will want to get paid and need to have the salary cap space to do so.

Could the two problems lead to decisions before Week 1? Any salary cap space saved by cutting a player this year could then be used for extensions for other players or rolled over into next season.

Given that possibility, here is a look at what players could provide salary cap relief for the Browns if cut in 2021:

(Over The Cap used for cap information)

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