Browns DT Rogers Wants Out of Cleveland After One Year?

There has already been rumblings that Eric Mangini and DT Shaun Rogers have not seen eye to eye, including the incident at an awards banquet where Mangini reportedly ignored Rogers. Now comes the bombshell from Adam Schefter at NFL.com that Rogers wants out of Cleveland. Here is the tidbit:

As much as Eric Mangini has tried to change the culture in Cleveland, one of his biggest challenges now is changing the mind of Browns defensive tackle Shaun Rogers.

Rogers has grown so disenchanted with the situation in Cleveland that he has asked the Browns not to pick up the $6 million option-bonus payment due to him next month, a source close to the defensive tackle said. Rogers would rather be released after one season with the Browns, despite still being owed another $15 million in guaranteed money.

The Browns said Rogers hasn’t asked them to be released.

Cutting Rogers would be difficult to do financially. If the Browns release Rogers, they would have to count more than $9.7 million against their salary cap.

Cleveland has no intention of getting rid of Rogers. It wants him back as the productive team member he was last season, when he was selected to the Pro Bowl. Mangini, according to those within the Cleveland organization, is still optimistic that he can change Rogers’ mind once the two men speak. Mangini is said to have recently reached out to Rogers. Those who know Rogers say his mind will not be changed.

Rogers was the best player for the Browns last season, and if they lose him because of an issue with the coach this early on, it would be a total nightmare way to start the new look Browns with Mangini at the helm.