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TE Austin Hooper to be released after June 1 with designation

The offense of the Cleveland Browns took one more hit today as the franchise announced that two-time Pro Bowler Austin Hooper would no longer be with the club after the June 1 with a designation tag.

The offense has recently lost long-time center J.C. Tretter, five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry, and not Hooper.

GM Andrew Berry placed on the franchise tag on TE David Njoku at the deadline which to many signified that the team would soon move on from Hooper. He was slated to be paid $9.5 million with a cap hit of $11.25 million after signing a whooping four-year $42 million deal with $23 million guaranteed during the 2020 free agency period.