text: The Browns placed a $1.671 million tender on Pryor on March 7, 2016. At the start of the 2016 NFL season, Pryor was named a starter at wide receiver for the Browns. With Browns quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown inactive during a Week 3 contest against the Miami Dolphins, Pryor started as a receiver and took a few snaps at quarterback behind rookie Cody Kessler. He also had one play at safety at the end of the second half. Along with his 144 receiving yards, Pryor finished the loss with three completions for 35 yards, 21 rushing yards and scored his first rushing touchdown as a Brown. He was the first player in the NFL to have at least 120 receiving yards, 30 passing yards, and 20 rushing yards in a game since Frank Gifford did so for the New York Giants in 1959. On October 2, 2016, Pryor caught his first career touchdown on a nine-yard pass from Kessler. He finished the loss to Washington with five receptions for 46 receiving yards and one touchdown. During Week 6 against the Tennessee Titans, he finished the game with a total of nine receptions for 75 yards and two touchdowns. He had six receptions for 101 receiving yards in Week 8 against the New York Jets. In Week 12, against the New York Giants, he had six receptions for 131 receiving yards. Pryor finished the season with 77 receptions for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns. His 818 air yards ranked seventh among NFL wide receivers in 2016.
  Washington Redskins
  On March 10, 2017, Pryor signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Washington Redskins. During his Redskins debut in the season opening game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Pryor had six receptions for 66 yards. Pryor caught his first touchdown pass with the team against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4. He was placed on injured reserve on November 21, 2017, after opting to have surgery on his ankle, an injury he had been dealing with since Week 2.