Cleveland Browns lead the NFL in terms of players earning more than $10 million

Za’Darius Smith – $12m

Dalvin Tomlinson – $11.585m

Although Delpit is paid $12 million per year under his agreement, he received $6 million of the new deal last year and another $6 million this year, so he is only counting $6 million in cash this year.

The Cleveland Browns have more players earning over $10 million than any other NFL team, more than doubling the league average.

The Patriots, on the other hand, are startlingly low, with just Michael Onwenu, Kyle Dugger, and Hunter Henry making more than $10 million this season.

The Cleveland Browns are achieving this using a sustainable expenditure strategy, which I have examined here. It means they’ll restructure Watson later in the offseason, which isn’t as horrible as some people make it out to be. It is a critical component of increasing their flexibility and sustainability.

People are continually complaining that Andrew Berry isn’t doing enough or that Deshaun Watson’s contract limits what they can do. Based on the facts, anyone who says such is a conspiracy theorist. If you want to see the Cleveland Browns make a splash, they’ll need to get rid of one of these big contracts, which could be Nick Chubb, Amari Cooper, Joel Bitonio, or Wyatt Teller because they’re not guaranteed.