3 salary cap cuts the Cleveland Browns must make this offseason

Reports that the Cleveland Browns are in cap trouble are greatly exaggerated. Sure, when you look at their salaries for 2023, they’re in the red by more than $14 million. But that won’t be the case when the final numbers are reported.

Cleveland has done a great job at saving money and rolling it into future years and in 2023, they will have an additional $27.5 million to roll over, making them the “king of rollover cap space” according to Jacob Roach of Browns Wire.

Even with that being the case, they’re likely going to need more money in order to fill out this roster and that can happen with a few restructures as well as some outright releases. With that being said, here are three players who will most likely be cut this offseason.

3 salary cap cuts the Cleveland Browns must make this offseason

3. Jakeem Grant, WR/KR

There was a lot of excitement when the Browns signed Jakeem Grant to a three-year contract this offseason. The former Miami Dolphins’ fifth-round pick made the Pro Bowl in 2021 after starting the year with the Dolphins before being traded to the Chicago Bears.

Grant made the Pro Bowl for his skill as a return man and he has 1,228 yards and four touchdowns on punt returns and 2,699 yards and two scores on kickoffs. The Browns have been looking for a special teams star and though they found it here, plus there was a chance he could show up on offense as well.

As a receiver, he never was utilized much and has just 100 receptions for 1,140 yards and seven touchdowns in six seasons. Still, Cleveland was excited to see what he could do on offense, and he was having a fantastic training camp before an Achilles injury ended his season before it began.

Grant is now going to be 31 this season and is coming off a tough injury, with that being the case, it’s highly likely they make a move and they could save nearly $3 million with less than a $1 million hit by making him a post-June 1 release.