Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has become a master at utilizing the various mechanisms available to keep the Browns compliant with the NFL’s salary cap rules.
While that is part of a general manager’s job, it has become even more important ever since the Browns signed quarterback Deshaun Watson to a five-year contract in 2022 that fully guarantees $230 million.
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The team would have gladly paid that bill if Watson had been the same player he was with the Houston Texans.