As NFL free agency continues along, the Cleveland Browns have worked out defensive end Aaron Lynch, who has not played football since 2020.
While the Browns have a set defensive line rotation after the first week of free agency, re-signing Za’Darius Smith and defensive tackles Shelby Harris and Maurice Hurst, and also adding Quinton Jefferson, they may take a low-stakes flyer here as well.
Playing for the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, and Jacksonville Jaguars over the first seven years of his NFL career, Lynch has totaled a career tally of 21 sacks and 37 tackles for loss.
Lynch announced his retirement from the NFL in August of 2020 but returned to the Jaguars in October of the same year. Playing eight games for the Jags in 2020, racking up one sack on the season. Lynch is still just 31 years old even if he has been out of football for three years.
If the Browns do sign him, expect Lynch to be a 90-man roster player who will be considered a long shot to make the final 53-man roster.