Report: Browns restructure another big contract to open up more cap space

For fans, media and players connected to the Cleveland Browns, everything is about 2023. The team has loaded up on talent, especially on the defensive line, despite what was considered limited cap space. Just on the defensive side of the ball, GM Andrew Berry has signed or traded for:

DT Dalvin Tomlinson

DE Za’Darius Smith

DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo

DT Shelby Harris

Safety Juan Thornhill

There were a number of other moves as well that ate into the Browns cap space.

With huge contracts, monitoring what Berry has to spend is interesting. While fans and media talk about the salary cap as a huge thing, teams speak about it as an “accounting tool” more than anything. The cap can be manipulated in a variety…