The Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance to clinch the AFC North and punch their playoff ticket on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. It has not been the easiest sledding for Mike Tomlin when heading into Cleveland and walking away victorious, and that trend continued once again.
The Cleveland Browns are having a nightmare season with the 2-8 record so far. But for defensive end Alex Wright, this is a life-changing year. The Browns extended Wright on a three-year, $33 million contract Thursday.
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Cleveland Browns defensive end Alex Wright agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract extension on Thursday. The deal includes $21 million guaranteed, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Shawn O'Dare confirmed to ESPN.
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Browns starting defensive end Alex Wright left the team's Week 10 loss to the Jets and was ruled out almost immediately with a quad issue. Although the Browns have strong depth on the defensive line, Wright has emerged as the strongest run defender in the edge rusher group outside of Garrett.
The Cleveland Browns have been dealing with some key injuries to their roster, but fans are wondering about one that could affect the pass rush moving forward.
The NFL trade deadline, one of the most chaotic days in all of sports. The Cleveland Browns are no stranger to the chaos, making their third trade of the regular season.
The Cleveland Browns may not have much talent on offense, but that’s not the case on the other side of the ball. Their defense is among the best in the NFL, up to the point where they could afford to move on from some of their players.
It’s been a tale of two teams for the Cleveland Browns this season. On the one hand, they have a struggling offense that can’t seem to get anything going consistently.
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With the emergence of Isaiah McGuire and the pending return of Alex Wright, the Browns had a bit of a logjam of edge rushers. They added Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and Julian Okwara in free agency as depth pieces as well, which decreased the need for former free agent addition Ogbo Okoronkwo.
Last week against the Las Vegas Raiders, the Cleveland Browns took a loss on the chin and lost a former third-round draft pick for the season. Defensive end Alex Wright injured his triceps and it required surgery.
Browns HC Kevin Stefanski announced they have placed DE Alex Wright on injured reserve on Friday, per Chris Easterling. This doesn’t come as a surprise after Wright announced he underwent surgery for a torn tricep this week. Wright, 24, was a third-round pick of the Browns out of UAB in 2022.
As if the loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4 wasn’t bad enough for the Cleveland Browns, another loss has come in a bit late. Cleveland will be without backup defensive end Alex Wright for the season after he announced he would undergo surgery on a torn triceps that would be season-ending.
Every team across the league is hoping to stay as healthy as possible throughout training camp and preseason but the Browns will be without two second-year defenders for some time.