For reasons that remain not entirely clear to me, the Cleveland Browns made the decision this offseason to release veteran center J.C. Tretter, who had given them top-10 play since signing as a free agent a few years ago. Perhaps it was just a matter of cap space. Or perhaps they really believe that much in Nick Harris.
A fifth-round draft pick in 2020, Harris has started a total of two games, logging 214 offensive snaps since coming out of Washington. He only played 68 snaps in 2021 despite dressing for 11 games, all 68 coming in the week 16 loss to the Green Bay Packers when he started when Tretter was out due to COVID-19.