Saints apparently parting ways with veteran CB Brandon Browner
 

‏The New Orleans Saints appear to have parted ways with veteran cornerback Brandon Browner, who strugged through his one and only season with the team.

Browner posted a series of messages on social media Friday morning thanking New Orleans and referring to his tenure in the past tense.

"100 (percent) appreciate the opportunity the Saints gave me," he wrote.

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U got to take the good with the bad, sometimes treat the wins like loses. Next Chapter every good book has up and downs #farewellneworleans

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:popcorn:

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To many bone headed mistakes. Now we will eat more dead money. Damn!

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He posted a longer goodbye message on Instagram... Looks like he truly has been released. I'm actually kind of stunned that we pulled the trigger so quick.

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I thought they'd at least let him compete for a spot. Perhaps he asked to be released?

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Add another $5 million in dead money to the books!

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It had to happen. If you removed his stats from the Saints defense lats year -- penalty yards, first downs given up, drives kept alive, and other big-play stats -- once you took those out of the defense and replaced them with stats from virtually ANY mediocre player, the Saints defense would have been middle of the pack and quite respectable. He literally was that bad. Browner single-handedly kept opposing teams in the game, by giving up first downs and crucial penalties, that would create opportunities, and usually lead to 1 or 2 scoring drives per game for the other team.

This is good because now I can actually believe in the team and be positive again. I hate to be so harsh, but it had gotten so bad that I just couldn't believe in the team -- you just knew that nothing good was going to happen when he was out there.

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I'll take the $5mm in dead money over the money we're paying him to lose all those football games for us. Shouldve released him last year. Good riddance to the the Thug of Mug.

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Browner beat for 90-yd TD: Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints 2015
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Robinson (15) takes off on a 90-yard touchdown reception as New Orleans Saints cornerback Brandon Browner (39) gives chase during the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Sunday, December 27, 2015. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Michael DeMocker)
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The New Orleans Saints appear to have parted ways with veteran cornerback Brandon Browner, who strugged through his one and only season with the team.

Browner posted a series of messages on social media Friday morning thanking New Orleans and referring to his tenure in the past tense.

"100 (percent) appreciate the opportunity the Saints gave me," he wrote.

If the Saints have told Browner about his impending release, the official move wouldn't come until at least Monday, one day after the Super Bowl.

Browner, 31, signed a three-year deal with the Saints last March after spending one season with the New England Patriots. By at least one measure, he was the league's worst cornerback in 2015 and his well-known physical style also led him to set a new NFL record for penalties.

Even so, teammates and coaches relentlessly praised Browner, who was named a defensive captain.

"You want guys that every day they come in here, they're willing to compete and put the team first. Brandon Browner epitomizes that," said defensive coordinator Dennis Allen.

As his struggles mounted, Browner had run-ins with local media and eventually stopped talking altogether. But he took the high road in a goodbye message posted on social media, saying, "I truly did love the city, really wanted to do well for the 504."

The Saints will realize little salary cap savings by cutting Browner. His 2016 base salary of $2.75 million is fully guaranteed and the team still must account for $2.6 million of his original signing bonus against the cap.

However, the Saints would save $750,000 by releasing him before a roster bonus took effect on March 17.

Even as he struggled, Browner played every game and 95 percent of the snaps alongside rookie Delvin Breaux for an injury-depleted Saints secondary.

Without Browner, the Saints would have six cornerbacks under contract for 2016, including presumed starters Breaux and Keenan Lewis. The others are recent draft picks Damian Swann and P.J. Williams and twin brothers Brian Dixon and Brandon Dixon.

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Say what you want about him as a player,he's gone out the right way and kept it classy unlike a linebacker not worth mentioning his name.


Shame it didnt work out

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Its 5ml in dead money but 750k saved on the cap. Every penny will count this year. If Lewis can stay fit we have a good 1-2 and hopefully the two rookies can stay fit and we look pretty good with whoever is drafted/FA or UDFA brought in this year

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I think the front office decided it was cheaper to draft an average/below average corner late in the draft than to pay Browner the full salary to be well below average. We can all agree he wasn't going to see the field either way.

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Agreed, I forgive him, :). He went out like a professional, no hard feelings, it's a business, :neutral:.

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Only one thing to say...

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Saints could save 2.2 mln if it is designated post June 1

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They could but it would just lead to the ever snowballing of pushing cap again and again. Ya gotta pay it someday

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Jeremy Lane

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True.

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I thought teams couldn't release anyone until after the superbowl.

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Which will directly translate to more wins!

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They can't. The meeting probably went a little like this "You may want to pack all that stuff up because on Monday, you're gone"

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Or Trumaine Johnson from the Rams.

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Just didn't work out, hope him the best in the future. Maybe Payton really has come back to his senses

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Please do us a solid and sign with the Falcons, Panthers, or Bucs this off season Brandon.

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Even better.

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I know absolutely nothing about this guy but I looked him up and saw he's 6'2" and had 7 interceptions this past season... Imagine pairing that with Breaux. Yes please!

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May be going out w class, but this is the same guy that came on board saying he couldnt wait til his contract was over so he could olay with the patriots. Good luck with that plan.

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???

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it was Seattle not NE

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The killer penalties is what I will remember and this:

Brandon Browner Got in A Face-to-Face Shouting Match with D-Coordinator Dennis Allen (Vid) | Total Pro Sports

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Agreed. Granted he at least showed some class going out...

That bullshinski of wanting to go back to the S'hawks wasn't appreciated...

And the way he lost composure late in the season was not...Saintly...

Well, guessing we may have good news coming soon with Westbank's recovery...

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And don't forget the locker room meltdown with the media. The guy wasn't worth keeping around, regardless of cap hit or dead money.

Look I hate to see the Saints cut bait and have dead money out there, but I'd rather see that then see a player hang around because he has a contract he's not worth. It's basically the front office swallowing their pride and admitting that they made a mistake.

And it sends a message to other players. Play hard or play somewhere else.

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Don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya pal...

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Sean Smith, Kansas City Chiefs.

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Shocked by the move, but glad it took place.

Got to say I am impressed with how well Browner has handled it.

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Not that big of a deal seeing it would free up 1 million. We have 4 on the roster now that can outplay him. That million gives us a couple of late rd rookies that will play a role in rotations or ST. He did nothing for us.

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If the Saints cut Browner, it will cost the team $6.3 million against the salary cap. Browner is due $5 million in salary and bonuses, in addition to $2.75 million guaranteed. If the team waits until March 9 when the new league year begins, they will save $950,000 in cap space and $2.25 million in cash.

Brandon Browner says goodbye to New Orleans - NFL.com

Key is 2017 cap hit $6,300,000 dead money $1,300,000

draft a replacement or two

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Classy exit. We all get frustrated. Just wasn't the right guy for the particular job, and that's as much our fault as it is his. Best of luck to him.