Browns news: Finally a sensible take on Nick Chubb rumors
Nick Chubb has been a hot topic as of late for the Browns
It’s “hot take” season in the NFL. Every year when he get to the offseason, there are non-stop takes from every outlet you can think of. We all just want to discuss football and what our favorite teams can — and might do. Sometimes, those takes can take on a life of their own, which is what’s happened with Nick Chubb and the Cleveland Browns.
With Cleveland seemingly in cap trouble, many have looked for the easy answer — cut the high-priced running back who just tore up his knee in 2023.
Sure, this would save the Browns roughly $12 million but we all saw how bad the running game was without Chubb.
That’s why it doesn’t make a lot of sense to just release him — unless there’s some legitimate reason to believe he cannot come back from his injury.
As long as the Browns believe he can play, he’s going to do so in Cleveland. And rather than save the money by cutting the player, general manager Andrew Berry will more than likely save money by manipulating the salary cap. That take is central in our featured piece in today’s news round-up.
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No, it isn’t likely that the Browns will cut running back Nick Chubb — Jacob Roach, Browns Wire
“This just doesn’t make sense to me when you look at Andrew Berry’s history as a general manager and his ability to manage the salary cap.
There isn’t a team in the league that has spent more cash than the Browns as the team uses void years and rollover cap to manage their overall cap hit.”
Berry has something a lot of GMs don’t have, an owner who is fine with spending a whole lot of money. Jimmy Haslam is fine with writing fat checks for bonuses, which then get spread out for years — sometimes years after the player leaves.
There are those who say the bill will eventually come due, but will it? Is there a limit to how many time they can keep doing this? Perhaps one day we’ll know but for now, this team isn’t one that wants to cut good players just to save money, so that’s why it’s safe to assume No. 24 will be back.
