Jarvis Landry

2022 - 3 - 14

Cleveland Browns release 5-time Pro Bowl WR Jarvis Landry (ESPN)

The two sides attempted to restructure his contract to keep him in Cleveland, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, but ultimately couldn't work out a deal ...

Landry was set to make $16 million next season but had no guaranteed money left on his deal. These decisions are always difficult, but we wish Jarvis well and we look forward to the day when he returns as a storied Browns alumnus." "Jarvis' on-field production and fiery competitiveness speaks for itself, but his leadership and team-oriented attitude impacted our culture in a way that will last in time even beyond his release.

Browns release former Pro Bowl WR Jarvis Landry (NFL.com)

Jarvis Landry's time in Cleveland has come to a close. The Browns released the former Pro Bowl wideout, Ian Rapoport reports.

Landry's average annual salary of $15.1 million was escalating on the backloaded portion of his contract (signed when he arrived in 2018), and the Browns couldn't justify carrying such a significant cap number without production. Landry will hit the open market with an expectation that should fall lower than the roughly $16 million he was due in 2022. Landry one-upped himself the next season, catching 83 passes for 1,174 yards and six touchdowns, while playing the entire season with a hip that was injured badly enough to require surgery after the season. Landry, meanwhile, played through another significant injury -- this time, a knee and quadriceps issue that cost him five games -- to record a career-low 52 receptions for 570 yards and two touchdowns. "Jarvis' on-field production and fiery competitiveness speaks for itself, but his leadership and team-oriented attitude impacted our culture in a way that will last in time even beyond his release. Landry had been given permission to seek a trade after the receiver and the team could not come to an agreement on a contract restructure.

NFL Free Agency: Jarvis Landry released Browns (Music City Miracles)

Adam Schefter is reporting that the Cleveland Browns have officially released Jarvis Landry. This move has been expected since the Browns acquired Amari ...

Landry has had a really nice career. Landry and Julio Jones are pretty similar at this point in their respective careers. Landry should have a pretty good market.

Browns release Jarvis Landry; Bills, Chiefs among reported teams ... (CBSSports.com)

After it became clear he and the Browns were not going to find common ground on his future, presumably under a restructured contract, Landry requested his ...

Originally a second-round pick of the Dolphins in 2014, Landry spent the first four seasons of his career in Miami, twice eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards as an immediate starter. Landry's departure leaves Cleveland in need of more receiver help, with Browns reserve Rashard Higgins also hitting the open market, but it also saves the team over $14.8 million. That's not to say Landry won't have a strong market in free agency.

Cleveland Browns releasing wide receiver Jarvis Landry in cost ... (USA TODAY)

A restructured contract or trade didn't materialize with Jarvis Landry, so the Cleveland Browns are releasing the five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver.

After Landry's close friend and fellow receiver Odell Beckham Jr. forced a divorce from the Browns in early November, with OBJ's father disparaging Mayfield's play on Instagram, Landry did not speak to media in a team setting. The Browns signed him to a five-year, $75.5 million contract extension in April 2018. However, Landry clearly didn't blame Beckham for the breakup. "Reality behind all this is I came back to play in the best shape of my life, I got hurt week 2 with a high grade MCL Sprain, Partial quad tear and bone bruise," Landry tweeted last month. “You know, the next couple weeks are big for us in terms of assessing the entirety of the roster. "Then came back way to early and ended up staying hurt the entire season. “I think the players understand that, and sometimes there are situations that are hard. “It definitely was something that hurt. In the end, it didn't work out. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move was not yet official. "Before this year I missed 0 games. But Jarvis has been a key veteran for us, a key producer, and we’re really grateful for all that.”

Browns release WR Jarvis Landry (clevelandbrowns.com)

Landry joined the Browns via trade in 2018 and led the team in receptions in each of his four seasons in Cleveland.

That season was a statement that Cleveland was ready to compete, and Landry was one of the leaders propelling the charge with his fiery, no-quit style of play. He was a true leader, a consummate pro and someone who worked to make the franchise better every day. The culture change Landry worked endlessly to bring to the Browns had taken shape, too. When the Browns were a win away against the Steelers from ending their 18-year playoff drought in Week 17 in 2020, Landry scored the Browns' final touchdown of the 24-22 victory on a 3-yard run. Landry, a four-year veteran in 2018 when he was traded from Miami to Cleveland, wanted to be one of the guys who turned the Browns into a winner. One of his first moves in doing so was displayed to everyone in August 2018, when HBO's "Hard Knocks" series aired a passionate, emotion-filled speech to the receivers room about not taking days off and grinding through the slog of training camp.