The Facts: The Browns announced on Wednesday evening that the club has released Jurevicius. "These types of decisions are always difficult ones," said GM George Kokinis. "Eric (Mangini) and I have had extensive conversations with Joe and his representatives. In the end we were unable to reach an agreement that was in the best interests of both parties. We want to thank Joe for his contributions to the Browns and wish him the best of luck in the future."
Diehards Line:As Profootballtalk.com's Mike Florio suggested, that statement is code for the notion that the Browns wanted to pay Jurevicius a lot less than the $2.4 million base salary he was due to receive in 2010. It’s unclear what the Browns were willing to pay, and what Jurevicius wanted. ... Jurevicius missed all of the 2008 season after developing a staph infection following arthroscopic knee surgery. He had said that he plans to play one more year before retiring.