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Browns restructure Jedrick Wills’ contract, lock in his roster spot

Clearing more cap space, the Browns have restructured the contract of Jedrick Wills. This locks in his roster spot for 2024.

With free agency right around the corner, the Cleveland Browns have cleared more salary cap space by restructuring the contract of left tackle Jedrick Wills.

While Wills’ fifth-year option is fully guaranteed, it was all guaranteed in the form of his base salary. The Browns have converted a chunk of that base salary into a bonus, which will now be paid upfront and will not count toward the salary cap.

This move has cleared another $10.44 million in cap space for the Browns to play around with in free agency next week. The Browns are now up to a total of about $15 million in cap space with more contracts expected to be restructured to clear even more room on the books to spend this offseason.

This does, however, open up a dilemma of what the Browns do at their tackle spots. With three starting offensive tackles on the roster, either one of those starters will be relegated to a backup, or veteran Jack Conklin will be cut as a sunk cost as a result.

Report: Browns ‘bullish’ on how LT Jedrick Wills played before injury

Entering the last year of his contract, the fate of their former first round pick and starting left tackle is not yet sealed.

The Cleveland Browns may be looking for some offensive line reinforcements this year, but are reportedly not looking to replace starting left tackle Jedrick Wills.

With veteran Jack Conklin coming back from another injury, but with guarantees that are hard to part with until next season, and with the emergence of rookie Dawand Jones, the Browns have a surplus of offensive tackles. This has made Wills a popular potential trade candidate this offseason.

However, according to Cleveland dot com’s Terry Pluto, that’s not currently on the table in Berea:

“I hear the Browns ‘feel good’ about the offensive line. They believe Dawand Jones may soon be a Pro Bowler. They are “bullish” on how Jedrick Wills Jr. finished the season. They hope Jack Conklin can stay healthy. That would give them three starting caliber tackles.”

The contract of Wills, however, is one of the more tradeable ones currently on the roster. The Browns could trade him, and save $12 million or more off of the cap depending on when that deal would theoretically go down. The amount of dead money the Browns would have to eat would also be minimal to clear trade Wills this offseason.

This could just be offseason banter as the Browns head to Indianapolis this week, where they will have the chance to work out deals over steak dinners. However, it’s trending toward Wills being back in Cleveland in 2024.

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Browns lose third starting offensive tackle for season as Jedrick Wills has knee surgery

The Browns cannot stay out of the injury column, this time it is left tackle Jedrick Wills who will be out for the season.

The hits just keep coming for the Cleveland Browns. While left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was eligible to come off of Injured Reserve last week, he now will not be coming off at all. His season is over as he has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery (according to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz).

Wills has now become the third Cleveland offensive tackle to hit season-ending IR. First, it was Jack Conklin who suffered a significant injury in the first game of the season, and now both Wills and rookie Dawand Jones have seen their season come to an end this week due to knee injuries.

Geron Christian has started since Wills went on IR following the Week 9 win against the Arizona Cardinals. He and James Hudson III will start the rest of the way out for the Browns at the tackle positions as they look to solidify their spot in the postseason down the stretch.

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Cleveland Browns OT Jedrick Wills undergoes season ending knee surgery

Former Alabama OT Jedrick Wills undergoes season ending knee surgery

[autotag]Jedrick Wills[/autotag] was the No. 10 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Cleveland Browns and has been a sensational pick for the organization. In 2020, the former Crimson Tide stand out was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie team and has been the starting left tackle ever since.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Wills’ 2023 campaign will be cut short as he underwent season ending knee surgery today at the University Hospitals Drusinsky Sport Medicine Institute. He suffered the injury in a 27-0 win over Arizona and was placed on the injured reserve on Nov. 7. The surgeons said the operation went smoothly and he will be back to action in 2024 as good as new.

The Browns have faced injury setbacks all season long including starting quarterback Deshaun Watson. Joe Flacco has filled in for Watson and kept the team afloat, but a team can only fight so long without their starting left tackle.

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Browns LT Jedrick Wills yet to be designated from return from Injured Reserve

Wills is not quite ready to return from his knee injury that landed him on IR.

The Cleveland Browns got a handful of key contributors back from injury this week, but left tackle Jedrick Wills was not one of them. Despite his four weeks coming to an end on Injured Reserve, the minimum time a player must be designated, Wills is still not quite ready to return. Head coach Kevin Stefanski has stated that they will know later in the week whether or not Wills will be healthy enough to open his practice window to return.

Wills was carted off of the field with a knee injury in their Week 9 win over the Arizona Cardinals. He was later diagnosed with a high-grade MCL sprain, a low-grade PCL sprain, and bone bruises.

Given that he has yet to be designated to return despite cornerback Cameron Mitchell’s designation indicates that Wills will need more time to recover. Veteran Geron Christian has started at left tackle since Wills’ injury and has done a valiant job protecting the various quarterbacks who have been under center in that span.

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Data Dump: Browns rise up rankings after dominating the Cardinals

Where do the Cleveland Browns rank across various metrics after their week 9 performance against the Arizona Cardinals.

In this week’s Data Dump, the Cleveland Browns are quickly rising through the ranks of the NFL after delivering a 27-0 win against the Arizona Cardinals. While the Browns are 5-3 at the halfway point of their season, the statistical analysis didn’t agree that the Browns were worthy of their record.

The return of Deshaun Watson propelled the Browns’ offense from being one of the worst in the league to a subpar offense after one game. It sounds small, but the improvement was a step in the right direction for models that assume offenses are far more important than defenses. The Browns are now on the doorstep of the upper echelon of the league according to most metrics. A few more games like Sunday from Watson and the Browns will quickly advance to the top of the NFL with the Chiefs, Eagles, and Ravens.

Sunday’s matchup between the Browns and the Ravens will pit the two top defenses in the NFL against each other. The Browns will be looking for revenge after losing their first game after rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was named the starter the morning of the game due to the aforementioned Watson injury.  The teams will be extremely motivated to prove which team is not only the best in the AFC North but among the entire league.

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Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. carted off in air cast vs. Cardinals

Cleveland Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. leaves Cardinals game with a severe leg injury.

Cleveland Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. left the Week 9 matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Browns with an air cast on his leg. Wills had the back of his leg rolled up during a tackle and went to the ground immediately in pain. Wills exited the game earlier with a knee injury and decided to return and finish out the game.

This is very saddening news for Wills who is playing in the final year of his contract. The much-maligned tackle was playing at a high level this season. His injury could cost him a lot during contract negotiations.

Wills will mark the third offensive starter the Browns have lost to injury for the season. Fellow tackle Jack Conklin Jr. and star running back Nick Chubb were injured at the start of the season. The Browns will need to dig deep to find an acceptable replacement for Wills. Backup swing tackle James Hudson III has replaced him in this game.

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Browns Injury Report: A flurry of players return to practice on Thursday

The Browns got quite a few players back on the field for Thursday’s practice

We are now just two days away from the Week 9 matchup between the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals. And as the 4-3 Browns prepare for the -17 Cardinals, they got a flurry of players back to practice. After getting quarterback Deshaun Watson back to practice on Wednesday, they now get both of their starting offensive tackles, Jedrick Wills and Dawand Jones, back to practice on Thursday.

There is still no news on who will be starting at quarterback for either of these teams on Sunday afternoon at Cleveland Browns Stadium. While Watson has practiced for two straight days, there has been no announcement as head coach Kevin Stefanski has stated PJ Walker will once again start if Watson cannot go.

After trading Josh Dobbs to the Minnesota Vikings, the Cardinals are now stuck with their rookie quarterback Clayton Tune. While they have not ruled out Kyler Murray making his debut this week, it seems unlikely as he did not practice on Thursday.

Here is the full list of players who either did not practice or were limited in practice for the Browns on Thursday.

Browns Injury Report: Cleveland starts Cardinals week with laundry list of injuries

The Browns got one key piece back in Deshaun Watson, but they are missing Dawand Jones as they prepare for the Cardinals

The Cleveland Browns are sitting at 4-3 on the season, looking to get back in the win column against the 1-7 Arizona Cardinals. As it sits just four days until gameday, however, the Browns have a lot of injuries to work through. While they got quarterback Deshaun Watson back to practice, they had a long list of players who missed. After exiting the game against the Seattle Seahawks, offensive tackle Dawand Jones has not yet returned to practice and is perhaps the biggest name on the list (no pun intended).

If Jones cannot go, the Browns will be forced to start their third different right tackle on the season in third-year player James Hudson III. It is a great thing to have the offensive line depth the Browns have as Hudson filled in against the Seahawks, grading out well in that game.

Here is the full list of every player who either missed practice on Wednesday or was limited by an injury.

6 Browns who are having Pro Bowl seasons at the midway point

The Cleveland Browns could send more players to the Pro Bowl this season than this past season.

The Cleveland Browns sent just four players to the Pro Bowl this past season and have a chance to send a few more after this season ends.

While areas of the team have yet to fully break out, there are a few positions where the Browns clearly have some of the best talent in the NFL – particularly on defense. There are still a lot of games left in the season, but so far these players are the Browns’ best opportunities to have representation in the Pro Bowl.

Here are the top five predictions, plus one honorable mention.