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Cleveland Browns: 5 potential salary cap cuts now that Andrew Berry is GM

By Randy Gurzi

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Christian Kirksey #58 of the Cleveland Browns and Morgan Burnett #2 celebrate after making a defensive stop during the third quarter of the game against the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Tennessee defeated Cleveland 43-13. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Christian Kirksey #58 of the Cleveland Browns and Morgan Burnett #2 celebrate after making a defensive stop during the third quarter of the game against the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Tennessee defeated Cleveland 43-13. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 01: Chris Hubbard #74 of the Cleveland Browns in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 1, 2019 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 01: Chris Hubbard #74 of the Cleveland Browns in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 1, 2019 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

1. Chris Hubbard, Right Tackle

No player on the Cleveland Browns roster is in more danger of being released this offseason than Chris Hubbard is. The former Pittsburgh Steelers swing tackle spent the first five seasons of his career with Todd Haley, who was his offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh.

Once Haley moved to Cleveland, to take on the same position, he lobbied for the Browns to sign Hubbard. That led to John Dorsey giving the former undrafted free agent a five-year, $37.5 million contract, which was a ton of money for a guy with all of 14 career starts under his belt.

It was obvious pretty quickly that Hubbard wasn’t a great fit for the Browns, but it actually got better once Haley was fired — which is odd considering Haley was the one who really liked Hubbard. During the final eight games of 2018, Hubbard and the entire line performed rather well and it gave them confidence heading into 2019.

Unfortunately, Hubbard and the rest of the line regressed under Freddie Kitchens. Hubbard led the team in pressures allowed and was flagged often as well. He was also benched at one point for Kendall Lamm and it’s unlikely Andrew Berry will want to pay his $7.2 million price tag this season, especially if he can’t lock down the starting job.

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Cleveland is going to make a lot of changes to their offensive line and it wouldn’t be surprising at all to see only two starters — J.C. Tretter and Joel Bitonio — remaining when they kick off their 2020 season.

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