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Given Benjamin Franklin Tate’s piss-poor stats the past several weeks (including a damning two-carry, negative-nine-yard showing against the Texans Sunday), it comes as only a mild surprise that the Browns announced they’re parting ways with the fourth-year running back Tuesday morning.

“With all the transactions we make while constructing our roster, it will always be our intent to do what is best for our football team,” Browns general manager Ray Farmer said in a statement. “This move is no different and we wish Ben the best going forward.”

Tate signed a two-year contract with the Browns this off-season worth as much as $7 million. He had formerly shined as Arian Foster’s backup in Houston.

Sports pundits are predicting he’ll get gobbled up fairly soon, perhaps by the Indianapolis Colts, who just lost RB Ahmad Bradshaw to an ankle injury. 

Looks like the thunder-and-lightning rookie tandem Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell will now own the Browns’ backfield. 

 

This article appears in Nov 12-18, 2014.

Sam Allard is a former senior writer at Scene.

One reply on “ICYMI: Browns Drop Ben Tate”

  1. Well, I’m sorry to see him go from a personal standpoint. As soon as he was signed, he embraced the fans and the city right away. Seemed like a great guy, and I’m sad to see him go; still, I want the best RBs we have to be on the field week in and week out…

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