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A Brief Look at Browns' Rookie Payouts

Related Topics: Cleveland Browns, 2016 NFL draft

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

The Cleveland Browns added 14 new players in last month's NFL Draft. What could it cost to pay these players? The answer is more complicated than it seems. Here's a brief breakdown explaining why we won't really know until the roster shrinks to 53 players.

With 14 players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft, signing the rookies to four-year contracts is a more complicated and expensive process for the Cleveland Browns than for any other team. And things become even more complicated as the offseason wears on and some of these 14 players make the 53-man roster, others are released and others still land on the practice squad to begin their NFL careers.