Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported Saturday that while the Browns have given WR Jarvis Landry permission to seek a trade out of Cleveland, the two parties are still working on a contract restructure to potentially keep him.
Cabot says that Landry will likely have a hard time finding a team willing to take on his $16.379 million cap hit. If no one is interested, it’s possible the two sides could still negotiate a pay cut.
A number of teams would reportedly be interested in Landry as a free agent if/when the Browns release him.
Landry previously posted a series of tweets to say he would like to be back with the Browns in 2022 but it’s up to them.
“Reality behind all this is I came back to play in the best shape of my life, I got hurt week 2 with a high-grade MCL Sprain, partial quad tear and bone bruise. Then came back way too early and ended up staying hurt the entire season,” Landry said. “You never heard me mention anything about it. Also my media availability didn’t happen because I was focused on getting on the field as healthy as possible during the week and after games.. a strategic plan was set in place to be followed.
“I put the ball in CLE court by telling them I would like to stay but if not then I’m confident enough in myself to be a better healthy me this year and moving forward to helping do my part in winning a championship elsewhere.”
Although Landry is technically still under contract with the Browns, 2022 is the final year of his deal and he’s due to count $16.4 million against the cap. Releasing Landry would free up $14.88 million in cap space for Cleveland.
Landry, 29, is a former second-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2014. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $3.5 million contract when Miami traded him to the Browns in 2018.
Cleveland later signed Landry to a five-year, $75M extension with $47M guaranteed. Landry is set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
In 2021, Landry appeared in 12 games for the Browns and caught 52 passes on 87 targets for 570 yards receiving and two touchdowns. He also added six carries for 40 yards and two more touchdowns.
We’ll have more on Landry as the news is available.
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