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Browns star tight end welcomes new draft

  • john yun
    john yun
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    April 8, 2023 10:35 AM EDT

    If you've ever wondered how cut-throat the NFL can be, all you have to do is follow tight end on Twitter, and you'll get a good taste of how ugly things can be for an player sometimes.Like most of America, Barnidge was paying attention to the on Thursday, and he seemed pretty excited after the Browns made a trade near the end of the first Javon Kinlaw Jersey round David Njoku out of the University of Miami .As soon as Njoku was drafted, Barnidge sent out a tweet welcoming the Browns' new tight end to Cleveland. Welcome to the TE room looking forward to getting Jameis Winston Youth Jersey started. Gary Barnidge (@garybarnidge) The excitement didn't last long for Barnidge though, because 15 hours after welcoming Njoku to Cleveland, the Browns decided they didn't want Barnidge anymore, so they released the veteran on Friday. I want to thank the Cleveland Browns for giving me my opportunity and looking forward to seeing the change. Time for the next step. Gary Barnidge (@garybarnidge) Ouch.Despite the fact that the Browns drafted Njoku, Barnidge's release was still a Devin White Women Jersey mild surprise.Just two years ago, the veteran led the Browns in receiving yards during a 2015 season where he caught 79 pa ses for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns.Those are impre sive numbers, especially when you consider the fact that Barnidge put up those numbers while catching pa LeGarrette Blount Jersey ses from guys like , and . After the 2015 season, the Browns rewarded Barnidge with .In 2016, Barnidge's receiving numbers dropped off, but that's mostly because the Browns were bad. The tight end finished the season as the team's second leading receiver with 612 yards.Now that he's been cut, the upside for Barnidge is that he'll now presumably get to sign with a team that will actually have a quarterback who can throw him the ball. As for the Browns, the upside for them when it comes to cutting Barnidge is Ryan Kerrigan Men Jersey that they'll save roughly $2.2 million toward the 2017 salary cap.