No surprise here, but the Jets were planning to release Calvin Pryor before completing a Thursday morning trade with the Browns, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Rather than cutting him outright, the Jets got something instead of nothing and the Browns got to scoop up the former first-round pick without competing with other clubs. 
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The Jets are hoping that linebacker Demario Davis will perform like he did during his first Jets stint. However, if he has regressed, they can cut him without financial penalty because his $3.7MM salary is not guaranteed. Had they released Pryor, they would have been on the hook for his $1.6MM salary.
Pryor’s shaky status with Gang Green has been the worst kept secret in football for much of the offseason. When the Jets used their first two draft picks on safeties, that all but sealed his fate. When Pryor skipped out on the early part of OTAs, something finally had to give.
Good get by the Browns, they needed safety help and Davis was expendable since Kirsey just signed an extension
This is a steal by the Browns.
You’ve obviously never seen him play if you think that. He should be a depth guy and not starting. There’s a reason that the Jets were going to cut him.
what he ^^ said
Because they’re trying to lose as many games as possible to get one of the top QBs in the next draft
Same thing was said about Jamar Taylor when they got him.
How’d that turn out?
Calvin Pryor is absolutely horrendous. I would have rather gone back to Eric Smith than see him play one more season for the Jets.
Wouldnt they have first priority on the waiver claim? what competing with other teams would there be?
If NYJ was going to release him anyway, why give up anything?
Anyone explain that to me if I might be missing something?
Davis had probably lost his starting spot b/c Browns switching to 4-3 defense. Plus they just signed Kirksey to big extension. Also Browns secondary horrific last year. Nothing against Davis but he was a bit of a luxury, Browns much deeper there than at safety, Browns may have looked to move Davis later this summer anyways.
Calvin Is a total bust. Browns are the clowns.
Clowns, huh? The Browns just saved $2.2MM on their salary cap, filled a position of need on their team, while getting rid of a player with no guaranteed position on the team, a guy even the Jets got rid of last season because they didn’t want him.
Now, who’s the clowns? That would be the Jets.
While it’s not by much, I believe the browns win the clowns of the NFL contest, jets a close second. Browns, well, do we really have to list the reasons why? Lol