The Cleveland Browns are expected to waive safety Derrick Kindred on Monday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Kindred was scheduled to make $2.025 million next season. Rapoport added that the Browns shopped the defensive back around in trade talks, but no one seemed to be biting.
Given the fact that most teams probably knew they would be able to have a chance at picking up Kindred on waivers anyway, that does not come as much of a surprise.
Kindred is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played in all 16 games, making two starts. During that time, he registered 45 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.
The 25-year-old, who played his collegiate football at TCU, was originally selected by Cleveland in the fourth round (129th pick overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
He appeared in 12 contests during his rookie season, finishing with 44 tackles and five passes defended. Then, the following year, Kindred participated in 14 games and made 10 starts, totaling 55 tackles, a pick and six passes defended.
The Browns' decision to part ways with Kindred is just the latest move in a massive makeover of their secondary, as Cleveland also traded fellow safety Jabrill Peppers to the New York Giants in a deal that landed the club Odell Beckham Jr. and saw Briean Boddy-Calhoun sign with the Houston Texans via free agency.
Once the Browns officially waive Kindred, Damarious Randall will be the only safety remaining, but Cleveland can obviously address that pressing issue through the NFL Draft next month.
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