Alex Mack voids Cleveland Browns contract, set to test free agency
Wednesday 2 March 2016 19:50, UK
Alex Mack is set to test the free agency market, after voiding the final three years of his Cleveland Browns contract.
The three-time Pro Bowl selection was due to receive an annual salary of $8m, all of which was guaranteed.
It might not be the end of Mack's time in Cleveland, who are likely to offer one of their prize assets an improved contract.
Mack, a first-round draft pick by the Browns in 2009, previously signed a five-year, $42m contract agreement with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014, with Cleveland managing to keep hold of him after using their transition tag, therefore being able to match the Jags' offer.
At the time, it made Mack the highest-paid center in the NFL, and it looks likely he will return to that position in 2016.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport stressed that a new contract between Mack and the Browns was a "real possibility," and an annual salary of $10m could come into play. That is a figure that no center in the history of the NFL has achieved.
By opting out of his contract, Mack essentially assumes full control over his future, having removed any ability for Cleveland to once again tag him.
