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Browns Cut Key Players to Manage $30 Million Dead Cap

3/12/2026

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The Cleveland Browns released Jack Conklin, David Njoku, and Wyatt Teller with Post-June 1 designations.
The players were not under contract for 2026, and the releases aim to minimize the team's dead-cap hit.
The Browns will incur dead-cap charges totaling $12.4 million for Conklin in 2026, $9.5 million for Njoku, and $8.2 million for Teller.
The void years extend into 2027 to help manage the Browns' salary cap.

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Story summary

The Cleveland Browns released Jack Conklin, David Njoku, and Wyatt Teller with Post-June 1 designations.
The players were not under contract for 2026, and the releases aim to minimize the team's dead-cap hit.
The Browns will incur dead-cap charges totaling $12.4 million for Conklin in 2026, $9.5 million for Njoku, and $8.2 million for Teller.
The void years extend into 2027 to help manage the Browns' salary cap.