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  • December 8, 2017 at 7:20 pm #78573
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    Browns reportedly release Kenny Britt in first season of four-year contract
    It’s one of the first moves being made with John Dorsey at the helm

    Kevin Skiver

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-release-kenny-britt-less-than-one-year-into-four-year-contract/

    The Browns signed wide receiver Kenny Britt to a four-year, $32.5 million contract with $10.5 million guaranteed in March. In December, the Browns released Kenny Britt, who will now go onto waivers

    The move is one of the first after the unexpected firing of executive vice president Sashi Brown, and could be the first of several “trimming the fat” moves for the Browns. New general manager John Dorsey has taken over personnel decisions, and apparently this contract was simply one he could not abide.
    The Browns were Britt’s third team after spending time with the Titans and Rams. Twelve games into his tenure with the Browns, Britt had 18 receptions, 233 yards and two touchdowns. For his career, he has 327 catches for 5,114 yards and 32 touchdowns, with his best year arguably coming in 2016 with the Rams (68-1,002-5). Consistency has always been an issue and he never quite brought it to Cleveland.
    With the cut, the Browns eat about $10.5 million dead cap, but they can afford it. His best out would have been 2019, but the Browns clearly didn’t want to wait and see if he would produce. Cleveland got a huge boost at the position when Josh Gordon returned from his years-long suspension in Week 13.
    Regime changes often produce moves like this, so we may see more on the way. Britt, however, was a pretty clear miss from the jump for the Browns.

    December 9, 2017 at 9:36 am #78588
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    I’m sick of Pittsburgh being good, and I’m sick of Cleveland being bad.

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    December 12, 2017 at 4:46 pm #78829
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    Patriots signing Kenny Britt

    Josh Alper

    Patriots signing Kenny Britt

    Wide receiver Kenny Britt cleared waivers after being dropped by the Browns, which left him eligible to sign with any team as a free agent.

    He decided to sign with a team coached by a former Browns coach who went on to far better things after being fired in Cleveland. Shortly after Field Yates of ESPN reported that Britt was close to signing with the Patriots, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that Britt has agreed to a two-year deal in New England.

    The move would fit in a long tradition of the Patriots taking on veterans who have been discarded by other teams, even if their stay turns out to be brief once the team decides that they aren’t a good fit for the organization. Britt also went to Rutgers, which has been a popular starting spot for future Patriots in past years.

    That could certainly turn out to be the case with Britt. He was a total flop for the Browns after signing a four-year deal with Cleveland in the offseason and he had plenty of other ups and downs over the course of his time with the Titans and Rams.

    The ups have been pretty good, though, and Britt could get a chance to provide a few in high-profile spots if the Patriots like what they see once he’s on the field.

    December 12, 2017 at 8:26 pm #78849
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    Belichex is wiley. He probably included a golf-cart-clause in the contract.

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