The Cleveland Browns have not made any signings on Day one of the player movement period,but they did manage to clear some salary from the roster as the Browns shipped defensive end Corey Williams to the Detroit Lions along with a seventh round pick in exchange for a fifth round selection.
The fifth rounder is that of the Denver Broncos that Detroit had obtained in an earlier trade.
Williams had been a huge disappointment in Cleveland after being obtained from Green Bay for a second rounder before the 2008 draft and the trade saves the Browns the 4.2 million dollars that would be owed Williams for 2010.
Williams never fit into the Browns 3-4 defense after being a defensive tackle for Green Bay in the Packers 4-3 and seemed miscast as an end.
Williams did seem to show life last season after being moved to tackle after the season ending injury to Shaun Rogers.
Detroit could get a steal with Williams,if they use him properly and the Browns save cash on a player that was not productive when you consider the salary that they were paying...
The Browns also finally were able to renegotiate a new deal with Josh Cribbs which basically gave him more money on the three years remaining on his contract.
Cribbs also has six incentives that he can reach and add even more money to his deal.
The Browns also will be visited by Saints linebacker Scott Fujita tomorrow.
The hard hitting Fujita is just the sort of steady player that the Browns need in their linebackers and could then possibly allow D'qwell Jackson to walk away,adding a second rounder in compensation.....
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