With the Cleveland Browns already expected to allow former Pro Bowl inside linebacker Joe Schobert to part in free agency, the team has now also released veteran Christian Kirksey, leaving their inside linebacker position in the hands of young players, led by Mack Wilson, whom they are high on heading into year two.
Kirksey was originally a third-round draft pick of the Browns back in 2014, and had been a full-time starter since 2016, but he has missed all but nine games due to injury over the course of the past two seasons.