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Release of Paul Kruger shocks Browns players, coach Hue Jackson says, ‘There is a performance that we want’

BEREA: Browns players were shocked to learn outside linebacker Paul Kruger became the most recent victim of the organization’s aggressive youth movement.

“It was a shock, but this business, it never surprises you,” two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden said. “There’s one or two [moves] every year that you kind of scratch your head on. It’s a dude that you thought was going to be part of the change.

“It just shows guys you’ve got to be making plays. It’s a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately business, and if you’re not making plays, anybody can go.”

Kruger, 30, is the biggest name among the 12 players cut by the franchise Monday.