This offseason, the Cleveland Browns had some big decisions to make when it came to rebuilding the offense with the entire offensive line set to hit the open market, and the wide receiver room in need of help.

While they’ve already added four veterans along the offensive line, the Browns have officially been cutting ties with a few key veterans to move around $40 million in cap space to make these offseason moves work.

As Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reports, the Browns have cut ties with David Njoku and Wyatt Teller with post-June-1 designations to save the most money possible. And as Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports, Jack Conklin was also cut by the Browns the same day.

Browns cut ties with 3 veterans amid $40M cap maneuvers

The Browns have also officially released TE David Njoku and RG Wyatt Teller with post-June 1 designations,” Oyefusi reports.

These two cuts, combined with the Conklin release according to Pelissero (which isn’t a post-June 1 cut), mean that the Browns are moving around a lot of money early in the offseason.

“By cutting Njoku, Cleveland breaks his dead cap into $9.5 million in 2026 and $14.7 million (in 2027),” Oyefusi writes. “Teller’s dead cap will be broken up into $8.2 million in 2026 and $11.1 million in 2027.”

Teams in the NFL can use the post-June 1 cut to save cap space in both the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Instead of having all of Njoku or Teller’s money hitting in 2026, the Browns will spread the dead cap hits over two seasons.

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By doing this, the Browns, while still having both on their books, will save a ton of money over the next few seasons by limiting the damage in each of the following seasons.

Meanwhile, because teams can only use the post-June 1 designation twice per offseason, the Conklin release is impacting Cleveland all in 2026 instead of over two seasons.

Cleveland is saving a lot of money in the future with these moves, spreading the over $40 million in dead money from Njoku and Teller over the next two seasons. While Conklin’s release is important, the structure of Njoku and Teller’s release is by far more interesting.

None of these roster moves is a surprise, and the only question was which players and how the Browns would use their post-June 1 designations this offseason. Andrew Berry went with Teller and Njoku, getting millions in cap relief the next two years.

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