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The Browns are trying to create more cap space.
ESPN reports that the team restructured Deshaun Watson's contract on Thursday. The move cleared nearly 36 million dollars in room, which was needed because Cleveland was previously over the cap by about 22 million.
The struggling quarterback has two years left on a five-year, 230-million dollar fully guaranteed contract and is owed 46 million in each of the next two seasons.
The 29-year-old tore his Achilles last year and re-injured his foot while rehabbing.
Watson is expected to miss "significant" time next season and has played just 19 games due to injury or suspension since arriving in Cleveland back in 2022.