Harrison was the starting left tackle for the first eight games of 2018

. Now he is gone." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTThe Cleveland Browns released left tackle Desmond Harrison on Wednesday.The team announced the transaction in a very short statement on their website.Harrison was not at the opening of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday after he missed his flight https://www.brownsfanshop.com/James-Burgess-Jersey , according to head coach Freddie Kitchens. It was the latest in a series of problems with Harrison, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, and apparently the final straw for the Browns.Harrison signed with Cleveland as an undrafted free agent out of West Georgia, a Division II school, in 2018, following the retirement of Joe Thomas. Even though general manager John Dorsey knew the Browns needed a replacement for Thomas, he did not look to fill the position via the 2018 NFL Draft. Instead, the Browns first tried to move left guard Joel Bitonio to tackle Jim Brown Color Rush Jersey , but once they realized that was a mistake, opened the season with Harrison as the starter. That experiment lasted eight games as Harrison lost the starter’s role to Greg Robinson beginning with the November 4 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Harrison finished the year as the 67th-ranked tackle in the NFL with a grade of 57.1, according to Pro Football Focus. With Harrison’s release, the Browns will continue to look for a backup to Robinson at left tackle from a group of players that include Kendall Lamm, a free agent who signed with the Browns after spending four years with the Houston Texans, and Brian Fineanganofo, an undrafted free agent from Idaho State. Rookie head coach keeping his wits about him, which is a good sign for what lies ahead." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTIt is still too early to know what Freddie Kitchens will be as a head coach Jamie Collins Jersey , but his comments on Tuesday at the annual NFL meetings left no doubt about one thing:Kitchens is ready for whatever the league is going to throw at him and the Browns come the fall.The Browns have quickly become a national story as a team filled with big personalities, including quarterback Baker Mayfield, and wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. Because of that, the Browns are expected to receive several prime time games this fall, possibly as many as the league maximum of five. Those are some pretty lofty heights for a team that went 3-36-1 under Hue Jackson - the worst head coach in NFL history - and has only posted two winning seasons since 1994. Kitchens is taking it all in stride, however, as he explained when questioned about the renewed attention on the franchise, according to ohio.com:And what about the prospect of opening the season on Sunday night against the defending champion New England Patriots?It is the perfect attitude for Kitchens to take. In addition to managing the team on game days Christian Kirksey Color Rush Jersey , Kitchens is faced with the task of keeping everyone focused on what is important. The hype for the upcoming season has already hit a new level, which is pretty amazing when you consider that most Browns fans live in a perpetual state of hype, and it is only going to get crazier the closer we get to the start of the season. Kitchens may have been a surprise choice as head coach, but given the way he has handled the situation so far, the Browns appear to be in very good hands.