Breakdown of TE Rob Housler's Contract With the Browns

The full contract details for Cleveland Browns TE Rob Housler were made available last week, but we're just now getting around to covering it in the table below. It is a one-year deal worth $1.76 million.

• Because this is a one-year deal, it is pretty straightforward. The $750,000 signing bonus is the only thing that is guaranteed, although the workout bonus is basically a guarantee as well. If the Browns go through training camp and decide that Housler isn't a good fit for the team, they can cut him to shave $1 million off the salary cap. If they have the cap space, though, cutting him doesn't really save much since he's not under contract next year.
  
  
• The Browns have three tight ends with relatively similar contracts. TE Gary Barnidge is in the final year of a 3-year deal, and has a $1.2 million cap figure this year. TE Jim Dray is in the second year of a 3-year deal, and has a $1.9 million cap figure this year. Housler's cap hit falls in between.
  
  
• A fun fact that I didn't realize: Dray and Housler were teammates in Arizona for three years.

I think it's impossible to tell who the team intends on using as their primary receiving tight end this year. The optimist would say that Housler could have a breakout year, but he's still very much an unproven player.