3-time Pro Bowl guard inks 3-year extension
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Three-time Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitoniohas signed a three-year contract extension with the Browns, the team announced Wednesday. what it does is it provides an Bitonio struck a new deal opportunity for someone else on the heels of the Browns to go out and show what they securing right guard Wyatt can do. I think that’s how you Teller through the 2025 seagotta view it.” son Tuesday with a four-year,
Losing linebacker Akeem $56.8 million extension. Davis-Gaither for at least three The longest-tenured weeks also has an impact on Browns player, Bitonio has special teams, though his role been one of the franchise’s was less noticeable. He went better players since it drafted on injured reserve with a foot him in the second round (No. injury Tuesday, and Bengals 35 overall) out of the Univercoach Zac Taylor indicated sity of Nevada in 2014. Monday it was unclear how Bitonio, who turned 30 on long he could be out. Oct. 11, is now under con
Simmons said he is used to tract through the 2025 seahaving six linebackers active son. Before the new deal on game days and pulling had been signed, Bitonio from that group for special was under contract through teams tackling, but with the 2022. He’s making $9.97 milBengals using fewer line- lion this season and due $10 backers and more defensive million next year. backs, he’s had more limited Bitonio is ProFootballoptions. Davis was a guy he Focus.com’s third-ranked could count on, especially guard in the NFL this seaas someone who communi- son after finishing fifth in cated well and played with the website’s rankings in intelligence. 2020. Teller is second this
The Bengals already lost season after finishing first another special teams leader in 2020. Both of them were from the linebacker position voted second-team All Pro when Jordan Evans suffered last season, an honor Bitoa knee injury and went on nio has received in each of injured reserve last month. the past three years.