The Cleveland Browns are facing salary cap issues. Are they going to fire Jack Conklin and take a pay cut from Nick Chubb.
Before the 2021 season, the Cleveland Browns and star Nick Chubb agreed to a three-year, $36 million extension.
The extension keeps him with the franchise through the end of the 2024 season.
Chubb has been dealing with a nagging knee injury since the start of the campaign.
This is not the first time he has suffered a serious knee injury. This is because he suffered a serious injury while playing for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2015.
He’s back and more impressive than ever. Therefore, Cleveland fans have high expectations that he will return in 2024 and lead the offense once again.
Those expectations are high, but ESPN’s Bill Barnwell believes Chubb may need a pay cut as he enters the final year of his contract.
He also added that he may have to move on from former All-Pro offensive tackle Jack Conklin to avoid being shackled by the salary cap.
“They’ll probably fire Conklin and ask Chubb to take a pay cut this offseason, but unless we make some changes, this could be the best Browns we’ve seen in years.” -Barnwell, ESPNAs Heavy’s Max Dible points out, the league has precedent for running backs making concessions to stay with the team for a while.
“Chubb’s Bengals teammate Joe Mixon took a $3 million pay cut last season to stay in Cincinnati, and Aaron Jones sacrificed $5 million to stay with the Green Bay Packers.” – heavy, heavy.
The Browns need to move their money if the team wants to win.None of us know exactly what Cleveland’s plans are, and frankly, they probably don’t either yet.
That means they not only have to keep their star players under contract, but they also have to get creative with their cap space to fill the gaps.
A move for Conklin (who is also seriously injured) seems like a possible move. Especially considering how DaWand Jones has performed in his absence.
But with Chubb, it’s hard to know what approach they’ll take. They’re unlikely to extend him due to injury, which could save him money in the short term.
But they’re not the type of organization to take a hard line against someone like Chubb.
