Terrelle Pryor leaves Browns for Redskins

While Pryor failed to reach the end zone over the final seven games of the season, it would be wrong to suggest that he sputtered to the finish line last season. Next season he will be playing for the Washington Redskins. Washington could be getting a productive player at half the cost of a player like Jackson. Not long after he hit the market, the Buccaneers jumped into action, and gave him a deal. With multiple second year prospects at the position too, the wide receiver depth is filled with potential.

Their departure with Jackson may of had some reason behind. Without getting into the nitty gritty details, The OBR subscriber forums indicated that Rosenhaus never budged from wanting something drastically higher than that – and I only reveal that here because the information was in numerous spots on Twitter. By not resigning him, they made some room in their salary cap. I say this because they have been making moves all off-season to improve the team. “It fuels me to be great and great for my teammates because I know that the guys are counting on me just like I count on them as well”.

Pryor’s shift from quarterback to receiver is fairly unique in the NFL.

There is still some mystery about who will throw passes to Pryor, but Kirk Cousins’ agent, Mike McCartney, tweeted Friday that the quarterback signed his contract for the exclusive franchise tag.

The Browns signed Britt to a reported four-year, $32.5 million contract, including $17 million guaranteed.

Pryor was the starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2008-2010, and switched to wide receiver with the Browns in 2015. Or sooner, if Washington decides to extend the stay.

Cousins made almost $20 million last season under a tag. The San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans were all supposed to be interested in signing Pryor away from Cleveland, but nothing developed for them. We have the players that we have here and who is going to be on the sideline that we are lining up with each other. That all said, it would be wise for the Browns to look into adding another veteran wide receiver. Pryor spent the first three seasons of his career as a quarterback.

Pryor, who turns 28 in June, now only can hope to follow up his breakthrough 2016 season with another 1,000-yard campaign that vaults him into free agency again next off-season.