Official Site of the Browns · Sep 1, 2015
Mike Pettine Press Conference - Sept. 1
The Browns head coach talks with reporters after Tuesday's practice
On terminating Phil Taylor’s contract:
“Just given the depth that we had in that room, we knew we were going to have to make some difficult choices. I think you can group Kitch (DL Ishmaa’ily Kitchen) in along with Phil. When we were wherever Phil was and kind of in his state of rehab, he was well on his way to being back but just given the current circumstances of us needing to trim the roster down and where he was and how we felt about the room, we just felt it was the right decision for all involved.”
On the Browns paying Taylor guaranteed money factoring into the decision:
