Monday’s moves to rid the roster of four players created some significant salary cap room for the Cleveland Browns.
In dumping T.J. Carrie, Demetrius Harris, Eric Kush and Adarius Taylor, the new Browns under GM Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski shed some overpriced veteran legacies from the team. Carrie, Harris and Kush all started at least seven games for the Browns in 2019, but they were John Dorsey signings that didn’t fit with the forward vision of the new team, and certainly didn’t fit for their financial obligations.
Here’s what the Browns saved in 2020 cap room with each player:
T.J. Carrie: $6.35 million
Demetrius Harris: $2.5 million
Eric Kush: $2.1 million
Adarius Taylor: $2.4 million
That adds up to over $13.3 million in cap savings that Berry and Stefanski can use to replace them. Other than Carrie, who projected as the starting slot corner, it shouldn’t be difficult to find less expensive players to fill those roles with even better results.
