No Browns player proved to be a more fearless leader during the past three years than wide receiver Andrew Hawkins.
Yet the business of the NFL, where production and financial considerations supersede everything else, led the Browns to terminate the contract of Hawkins and announce his release Monday.
In a video published on Uninterrupted.com, Hawkins explained he met last week with the Browns, who went 1-15 this past season, and the two sides agreed it would be best to part ways. He had one season left on his contract and was scheduled to make $1.8 million in 2017.