Cleveland Browns Try to Figure Out How Kenny Wright Was Outrun by Police

When Kenny Wright isn't getting outrun by the nation's fastest police force and posing for handsome pictures, he serves as a defensive back for the Browns. Which goes a long way in explaining why Cleveland's pass defense was so atrocious last season.

Wright has since been released from jail and now the Browns have to decide if they'll release him from Cleveland. According to the Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns "are withholding comment on the situation until we can gather more information." For example: "how the hell did Wright get run down by a bunch of cops?"

Question is, will the Browns stand by a player who barely played for them last year in the first year of his three-year contract? He's set to make $730,000 in 2008 and $845,000 in 2009.

Well, considering they sent their best cornerback, Leigh Bodden, to the Lions for Shaun Rogers, Cleveland may be more inclined to keep Wright around. As Cabot points out, though, the Browns don't tolerate off-field silliness well, so having no depth in the secondary -- something the team is very familiar with -- won't preclude them from releasing Wright if they deem he's not worth the trouble.

The Browns are hoping Gary Baxter is finished getting hurt, and second-year cornerback Eric Wright can make the transition to starter. Still, after those two, there isn't a lot depth at the position.