Browns' $62.2M extension for five-time Pro Bowl CB called 'unforced error' by ESPN originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Cleveland Browns traded away Myles Garrett this offseason in a blockbuster move, and after such a stunning deal, a few of their other veterans could've been on the move.
But, just as the Browns signed Grant Delpit to a contract extension, five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward also got a massive new contract extension.
However, ESPN's Seth Walder was clearly not a fan, calling this $62.2 million extension for the five-time Pro Bowler an "unforced error," as he believes the Browns should not have made such a massive deal for Ward.
"The Browns handed Ward, one of their defensive pillars, a two-year extension worth $31.1 million per year to keep him in Cleveland through 2029. But it's not a deal I would have made," Walder writes. "... But even if 2024 was a blip, Ward's age and the team's contractual control make this deal an unforced error."
#unforced
The Cleveland Browns traded away Myles Garrett this offseason in a blockbuster move, and after such a stunning deal, a few of their other veterans could've been on the move.
But, just as the Browns signed Grant Delpit to a contract extension, five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward also got a massive new contract extension.
However, ESPN's Seth Walder was clearly not a fan, calling this $62.2 million extension for the five-time Pro Bowler an "unforced error," as he believes the Browns should not have made such a massive deal for Ward.
"The Browns handed Ward, one of their defensive pillars, a two-year extension worth $31.1 million per year to keep him in Cleveland through 2029. But it's not a deal I would have made," Walder writes. "... But even if 2024 was a blip, Ward's age and the team's contractual control make this deal an unforced error."
#unforced
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