Players were deemed to be cut after June 1 this season, including Kyle Rudolph, Alshon Jeffery, and Malik Jackson who had already been added to the Cleveland Browns roster. Such as the retirement of Drew Breeze would be after his first June to save his teams some money.
When NFL teams can stretch in two years instead of taking a salary cap hit for players who continue or trade in the current year.
Despite those moves already off the board there are still some moves that could happen in the next coming days. Many of those moves can have an impact on Brown even if they are not involved in the actual trade.