The Browns have released Devaroe Lawrence, per a club announcement. The release of Lawrence will open up a spot for fellow defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, who is returning from suspension.
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Cutting Lawrence wasn’t necessarily an easy call for the Browns. Prior to his release, Lawrence appeared in all eleven games for Cleveland while appearing in 30% of the team’s snaps.
Per league rules, he’ll hit the waiver wire as a post-trade deadline cut. The league’s 31 other teams will have a 24 hour window to claim him and it’s possible that he could get picked up. Lawrence would only cost the prorated portion of his $570K salary for 2019 and is slated to make just $660K next year.
Lawrence, 27, has eight tackles and one fumble recovery to his credit this year.
Hmmm, cut him instead of one of the other DL they promoted for the Miami game? Interesting.
Exactly. Surprised they didn’t cut Bryan Cox or Brandin Bryant.
I thought he played well when the opportunities arose