It didn’t take long for the reports to become reality. On Monday, mere hours after reports circulated stating the Browns intended to pick up the 5th-year contract options on EDGE Myles Garrett and TE David Njoku, the team made it official.
The Browns exercised the contract options on both members of the 2017 NFL Draft first round still with the team. The third, Jabrill Peppers, was traded to the New York Giants last year.
Picking up the option keeps Garrett and Njoku under the Browns’ contractual control through at least the 2021 season. The players would have been free agents after the 2020 season otherwise.
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