According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Cleveland Browns are releasing veteran offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas, a move that continues to signal massive change across the team’s offensive line:
With Jack Conklin, Cam Robinson, Wyatt Teller, Ethan Pocic, and Teven Jenkins all set to be free agents, the odds of Lucas sticking around weren’t very high, as he wasn’t as good
as any of those players.
Lucas signed a 2-year, A$6.5 million deal last offseason with the Browns, with the hopes that he would be a solid insurance policy at offensive tackle. Instead, when he got his opportunities, he was a liability. He played in 10 games for Cleveland, making 5 starts. The Browns will carry $1.6 million in dead cap space this year for Lucas. As for the timing of the move, he was due a $500,000 roster bonus next week, so now the team is off the hook for that. They also don’t have to pay the $30,000 in per game roster bonuses this season, nor his $50,000 workout bonus.
In addition to the newly-acquired Tytus Howard, the Browns also have Dawand Jones and KT Leveston on the roster at the tackle position.
