The Cleveland Browns have released defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson halfway through a four-year, $57 million contract, the NFL team announced on Wednesday.

In a bookkeeping maneuver, Cleveland is releasing Tomlinson with a post-June 1 designation.

Cutting Tomlinson with a post-June 1 designation will subtract $6.412 million from the Browns’ salary-cap obligations for 2025 and $30.937 million over the next three years. Without the post-June 1 designation, Tomlinson’s release would leave $17.151 million on the books for Cleveland’s 2025 salary cap and $36.327 in dead money for the next three years.

By cutting Tomlinson on Wednesday, the Browns avoided paying the defensive tackle a $750,000 roster bonus on Saturday.

During the 2024 season, Tomlinson played and started in 16 games. He recorded a career-low 26 tackles with six tackles for loss, three sacks and a career-high 18 quarterback hits as the Browns posted a 3-14 record a year after going to the playoffs.

Tomlinson came back to play in all but one of Cleveland’s games after he had arthroscopic knee surgery on July 26. His recovery prevented him from practicing until Aug. 27.

A second-round selection from Alabama in the 2017 NFL Draft, Tomlinson has played in 125 regular-season games and two playoff contests.

After starting every game in four seasons for the New York Giants, Tomlinson left in free agency for a two-year, $21 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings in 2021. After two seasons with Minnesota, Tomlinson moved in free agency again for Cleveland’s four-year offer.

During his NFL career, Tomlinson had recorded 342 tackles, 19 sacks, 36 tackles for loss, 67 quarterback hits, seven pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.