CLEVELAND -- The Browns released defensive end Frostee Rucker today, the club announced.
Rucker, 29, was the No. 1 defensive player the Browns targeted in free agency last season. Previously a six-year veteran of the Bengals, he started all 16 games for the Browns last season, making 48 tackles (10th on the team), four sacks, (third on the team) and one forced fumble. He also had 21 quarterback disruptions, according to Pro Football Focus.
Rucker made $6 million for his one year of service. He signed a five-year, $20.5 million contract last season that included a $5 million signing bonus and a $1 million base. In 2013, he was set to make the $2.5 million, a sum that would've been fully guaranteed had he been on the roster tomorrow, a league source confirmed.
Rucker became the first defensive player to become expendable in coordinator Ray Horton's new 3-4, multi-front scheme.
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