According to reports, the Cleveland Browns could end up parting ways with defensive end Olivier Vernon and his $15 million salary this offseason.
This is something that has seemed more likely than not for some time. The Cleveland Browns looking to move on from defensive end Olivier Vernon. In an article for Cleveland.com, Mary Kay Cabot believes the team will be looking to replace Vernon this offseason.
If this were to happen it would make sense, but not for necessarily the right reasons. Money would appear to be the motivating factor here. If that is the only reason it would be a terrible move. Cleveland is not hard-pressed for cap space and can afford to keep Olivier Vernon on the books for the remainder of his deal (just one more season). Any other quality options in free agency would cost just as much, if not more than Vernon. This puts the argument of getting better guys for less to bed because it is simply not feasible.
The team has plenty of holes to begin with. Simply moving on from Oliver Vernon to create another unnecessary hole is short-sighted and bad business. But again, would this move really be all that shocking to anyone?
