The Browns said the team had a lot of depth along the defensive line,which makes sense after the drafting of Danny Shelton and Xavier Cooper along with the addition of Randy Starks,but still ranks as a surprise considering the teams investment in Taylor,who missed much of last season.
Taylor was brought on board in 2011 as the Browns answer as the run stuffing DT that Pittsburgh and Baltimore always seem to possess.
At times,Taylor was able to provide those skills,but he often found the injured reserve list instead and those injuries slowly ate away at the agility of the former Baylor Bear,which made him largely immobile as far as any type of range went.
The release of Taylor,who will earn almost five and a half million this year even after his release,puts the final touches on what would rank as one of the worst trades in Browns history.
In 2011,the Browns had the 6th pick in the draft and could have selected the electric wideout from Alabama in Julio Jones.
Instead,the Browns traded the pick to Atlanta for their first,second and fourth in that draft and a first and fourth in the following draft.
Cleveland then traded the third rounder to move up eight spots to take Taylor to Kansas City,who used that pick to take Justin Houston,who only led the league in sacks last year.
By the time all was over,Atlanta had an All-Pro level receiver and Cleveland wound up with Taylor,Greg Little,Owen Marecic and Brandon Weeden with the other fourth rounder being traded to move up for Trent Richardson.
The less said about that the better other than this-It's garbage like that that keeps fans from buying into yet another rebuilding program....
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