Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has proven yet again to be an exceptional manager of the financial side of football.
The Browns enter the 2025 offseason with $41.9 million in rollover salary cap, the second most in the NFL. This financial buffer offers much-needed relief from the immense pressure Deshaun Watson’s massive contract puts on Cleveland’s cap space.
As matters stand today, the Browns are $29.9 million over the salary cap for 2025, however, with Andrew Berry at the helm the team should be able to navigate smoothly along.
It is common practice in today’s NFL to renegotiate contracts to convert guarantees into performance bonuses and extend the money saved in the current season across multiple seasons down the road.
The process to get under the cap ceiling has already begun as back in December, Deshaun Watson’s contract was extended by one year with no added money. Expect more of the same manipulation of contracts already on our books over the coming months leading to free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.
