Cleveland Browns News: Chris Hubbard takes a big pay cut to stay in The Land
By Randy Gurzi
The Cleveland Browns signed Jack Conklin to take Chris Hubbard’s job and he decided to take a pay cut to stick around as the team’s swing tackle
Say what you will about Chris Hubbard‘s play on the field over the past two seasons, but he showed that he can be a team player for the Cleveland Browns. After seeing Jack Conklin signed to take his job this offseason, it appeared the writing was on the wall for the 2018 free-agent addition.
However, Hubbard never ended up being released as many expected. Now, it’s apparent why as he agreed to take a reduced salary to stay with the Browns — where he will assumedly take on the role of the swing tackle.
That position is an important one as this player is often the only true tackle on the bench during game days and has to be ready to play either left or right tackle at a moment’s notice. Hubbard played in this role for the Pittsburgh Steelers which led to him signing a five-year $36.5 million deal.
That story and more can be found in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.
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"“Hubbard was set to make base salaries of $6.15 million in 2020, $6.65 million in 2021 and $7.15 in 2022. Instead, he’s now under contract for two years with a base salary of $2.5 million in 2020, including a $1 million signing bonus, and $1 million guaranteed in 2020.”"
Hubbard took this deal likely knowing that he wasn’t going to get more in free agency. That made it a win-win for him and the team. He still gets a better salary than he would on the open market and they save money while having a backup with a lot of starting experience.
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