Veteran guard Joel Bitonio spoke candidly about the fact that he contemplated retirement this offseason. Conversations with his family combined with a desire to still play led him back to the only team he's ever know, the Cleveland Browns for 2025.
Sunday was a sad day for Cleveland Browns fans. The news broke that Nick Chubb’s time with the team had officially come to an end. Granted, it wasn’t necessarily a surprise, but this all but shut down any real chance of Chubb being back in Cleveland this season.
Bengals TE Mike Gesicki has proven to be a reliable asset for QB Joe Burrow and is starting to pick up on the same reads as his quarterback. “He just shut it down and sat right in the soft spot as the defender expanded outside of him,” Bengals OC Dan Pitcher said, via the team’s website.
How many of the active NFL players who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards in a season can you name in five minutes?
Cleveland has always been a run-heavy team, but now? The Cleveland Browns have always been known as a running offensive team. They have had some of the greatest running backs in the history of the league, such as Jim Brown, Mike Pruitt, Leroy Kelly, Marion Motley, Nick Chubb, Earnest Byner, Greg Pruitt, and Eric Metcalf, to name a few.
Cleveland Browns veteran offensive lineman Joel Bitonio contemplated retirement this offseason, but decided to return to the team that drafted him in the second round all the way back in the 2014 NFL Draft.
The Cleveland Browns are banking on a familiar blueprint after last season’s disappointment left the organization searching for answers. Following a challenging 2024 campaign, veteran guard Joel Bitonio seriously considered retirement before ultimately deciding to return in March.
While speaking at the annual Cleveland Browns Foundation golf outing on Monday, Bitonio addressed the ongoing competition for the team's starting quarterback job.
Joel Bitonio legitimately weighed his football mortality during the offseason. As he explained at the Cleveland Browns Foundation annual golf outing on Monday, deciding whether or not to retire began with conversations with his family.
When the Browns hired Kevin Stefanski in 2020, they spent the first three years firmly working as a wide-zone offense built around Nick Chubb and the strong offensive line.
The Cleveland Browns have high hopes for Dawand Jones. This will be a crucial season for the third-year pro, as he’s shown flashes of great play but has failed to stay on the field.
The Cleveland Browns are heading into an interesting season after bringing in four new quarterbacks and an exciting draft class to try to smooth over a repugnant 3-14 season, but with months to go until training camp, there is still plenty of time for the remaining questions on the roster to get sorted out.
Cleveland Browns guard Joel Bitonio has been one of the team’s few consistent players since entering the league, but one article suggests the organization could trade him as he enters the final year of his contract.
The Cleveland Browns secured a crucial piece of their offensive foundation when Joel Bitonio decided to return for another season. Bitonio’s decision came after a challenging 2024 season that left him questioning whether to continue.
Joel Bitonio has been through the worst of it with the Cleveland Browns. He lived through 1-31, he was there when Cleveland got back to the playoffs but
Cleveland Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio appeared on ESPN Cleveland's "The Next Level," and the veteran lineman revealed his thoughts on having two rookie quarterbacks and more specifically, his first impression of former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
One of the positions the Cleveland Browns should be evaluating as they head into the 2025 NFL Draft is still, undoubtedly, up front on their offensive line.
It appears the Browns are quite serious about holding onto Garrett for the foreseeable future.
Good things haven’t come often for the Cleveland Browns over the last year, but they did receive some very welcomed news on Wednesday. When the 2024 season ended, longtime Browns LG Joel Bitonio said he would take some time to decide on his playing future.
The Browns announced on Wednesday that veteran G Joel Bitonio will be returning for his 12th season with the team and has decided not to retire. Bitonio previously indicated that he could potentially retire instead of being part of a rebuilding team and has now informed the team of his decision to return.
As moving parts remain for Browns still contracted, the team may not have to worry about replacing one of the best offensive linemen in team history just yet.
Towards the end of the Browns’ disappointing 2024 season, left guard Joel Bitonio said he had not yet decided whether to return for 2025 – the last year of his current contract – or retire.
The Cleveland Browns entered the offseason with news just as bad as the 3-14 season that preceded it. Edge rusher Myles Garrett has publicly requested a trade, hoping to chase a championship in the second half of his career.
Per Mary Kay Cabot, veteran Browns LG Joel Bitonio revealed that while retirement is “definitely within the realm of possibility” he has yet to decide on his future.
According to Jonathan Jones, veteran Browns LG Joel Bitonio has indicated that he could potentially retire instead of being part of a rebuilding team. Now that DE Myles Garrett has requested a trade from the team, it could be a factor in Bitonio’s decision for his future.
Another Cleveland Browns player is headed for the Pro Bowl this coming Sunday, February 2, Joel Bitonio, a 10 year veteran and starting guard for the Browns, was elevated from being an alternate to being in the games after Joe Thuney had to be replaced due to the Super Bowl.
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Entering his 11th season in the league, Joel Bitonio is the longest-tenured player on the Cleveland Browns roster. Selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Nevada, he's been a starter since he arrived.
Add All-Pro guard Joel Bitonio to the list of Cleveland Browns players happy that veteran quarterback and Super Bowl XLVII Most Valuable Player Joe Flacco didn't take a job with the "Inside the NFL" television program earlier this season.
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