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Browns Cut Watson? The Financial Nightmare | Cleveland Browns News
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Cutting Deshaun Watson now might seem like an easy fix, but the Browns are staring down a financial nightmare: a $127M cap hit they can’t escape. A release today would dump $40.9M in 2026 and a brutal $86.2M in 2027 — far worse than Russell Wilson’s Broncos exit or Tua’s Dolphins situation. Waiting until after 2026 spreads the pain over two years, but still leaves them crippled in free agency for years to come. The Browns are stuck with this contract no matter what — and their future flexibility is already being buried under Watson’s weight.
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