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Browns to release Austin Hooper with post-June 1 designation, will save $9.5 million in cap space, per report

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The Cleveland Browns are expected to release tight end Austin Hooper as a post-June 1 designation after two seasons, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Hooper is the third offensive veteran to be released by the organization over the past week joining center JC Tretter and wide receiver Jarvis Landry.

Hooper, 27, had two years left on a four-year deal worth $42 million that he signed in March 2020. During those two seasons, the Stanford product accounted for 84 receptions for 780 yards and seven touchdowns. He missed a total of four games during that time period. 

If Cleveland had released Hooper outright, he would save the organization $2 million in…

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