The Cleveland Browns and Desmond Bryant's agent spent much of Tuesday discussing whether the team would be willing to pay the injured defensive end any portion of the $6 million in base salary he is due this season, according to a league source.
The outcome could potentially impact other NFL players.
The Browns have no obligation to pay Bryant given that he suffered a season-ending torn pectoral a week before training camp while lifting weights in a gym in New York, leading Cleveland to place him on the non-football injury list.