BEREA, Ohio — Sooner or later after signing pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney, the Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of beginning defensive deal with Sheldon Richardson.
Friday’s transfer will save $11 million in cap area, but it surely leaves the Browns with an enormous gap in the course of their line of defense. Richardson’s contract had no assured cash remaining.
He signed with the Browns on a three-year deal earlier than the 2019 season, beginning 31 video games and getting 7.5 sacks over two seasons.
This offseason, the Browns signed Malik Jackson to compete for a beginning job at defensive deal with. In addition they have defensive deal with Andrew Billings becoming a member of the group after he opted out of final season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cleveland signed Clowney on Thursday to a one-year deal value as much as $10 million.
Richardson was a first-round choose of the New York Jets in 2013. Cleveland’s different beginning defensive deal with final 12 months, Larry Ogunjobi, signed with Cincinnati this offseason.