One of the Browns restricted free agents, cornerback Tavierre Thomas, will not get the required tender offer from the Browns to remain with the team.
Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reports that the Browns will not offer Thomas a tender offer. If that comes to be, Thomas would become an unrestricted free agent.
The Browns have until March 17th to place a tender offer on Thomas, the team’s top special teams player for the last two seasons as well as a reserve cornerback. If they do in fact choose to not offer him the right of first refusal contract offer, Thomas will be free to sign with any team without compensation for the Browns.
Cleveland could still extend the offer, which would make them able to match any other team’s contract offer to Thomas. That offer would cost the Browns just over $2.3 million, which would be Thomas’ one-year contract with Cleveland if another team didn’t sign him away.
Thomas could still re-sign with the Browns, but there is no protection for the team to secure his services if the valuable special teamer opts to latch on with a different club.
