Loser: Terrelle Pryor overvalued himself
The Cleveland Browns made quite the statement before free agency when they decided against using the franchise tag to secure Terrelle Pryor.
Pryor made it known through people close to him that the Browns weren’t serious enough about making him an offer. While the Browns maintained they wanted to sign him to a long-term deal, they also maintained that they wouldn’t panic if he did leave.
Leave, Pryor did. But in no way did he end up as a big winner. Instead, he signed a one-year prove-it deal with Washington. And it was worth far less money than he likely thought was possible ($6 million) after catching 77 balls for 1,000-plus yards in 2016 — especially in a cash-flush year like this one.
Also, we’re not buying him saying he actually wanted a one-year deal, especially at the price he was paid.
Perhaps making this even more of an eye-opening experience is the simple fact that Cleveland signed Kenny Britt to a four-year deal worth up to $32.5 million, with $17 million guaranteed.
Clearly, Pryor overvalued his worth. One has to believe he might have gotten a much better deal if he had stayed in Cleveland. Now he’s headed to one of the biggest dumpster fires in the NFL and might end up playing with Colt McCoy if Kirk Cousins finds a way to get himself traded.