Browns sign safety Grant Delpit to a 3-year, $48 million extension

BEREA, Ohio (AP) 鈥� Safety Grant Delpit signed his three-year, $48 million extension with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday.

The two sides before the . General manager Andrew Berry told Delpit that everything was completed right as individual drills were about to start.

鈥淚t says a lot to make it to this third contract and to be locked in for the long haul,鈥� Delpit said before Thursday’s practice. 鈥淚 knew it could probably happen at any moment, but AB came jogging on the field and told me it was done and that if I wanted to practice, they鈥檇 honor my deal since I had not signed yet.鈥�

The 27-year old Delpit is going into his seventh season in Cleveland after being a second-round draft pick in 2020. He had 80 tackles, three sacks and an interception last season. Delpit had a career-high 108 tackles in 2024, which led the Browns defense.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a young team, man. And I feel like I鈥檓 not old. I鈥檝e just been here for a little while,鈥� he said.

Delpit’s extension includes $35 million guaranteed and followed 鈥� including $52.3 million guaranteed 鈥� on Wednesday.

Both Ward and Delpit will be under contract through the 2029 season.

They will be part of a new-look defense after the departure of defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and the trade of AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams.

鈥淭hose guys are still really good players, playing at a high level, and like I said yesterday, the money isn鈥檛 for what they鈥檝e done, it鈥檚 for what we anticipate. We still anticipate them playing at a very high level, or you don鈥檛 give them extensions,鈥� coach Todd Monken said.

Defensive end Jared Verse, whom the Browns got for Garrett, continues to make an early impact. There could be more upgrades coming to the defensive line after free agent Jadeveon Clowney visited on Wednesday. Clowney played for the Browns in 2021 and 鈥�22 and had 8 1/2 sacks for Dallas last season.

鈥淲atching his film from college and everything like that, that鈥檚 one of the biggest reasons I even wanted to play on the defensive line,鈥� Verse said. “So having that dude in the room would be monumental for me. But I will say having that vet presence is probably even bigger than just my personal honor of him. Having that vet presence, someone that鈥檚 been around the game, someone that can teach you things like that. That鈥檚 why I went to the Sack Summit (earlier this month in Las Vegas) to be around Von Miller, Max Crosby, all these high-end rushers because you can learn so much from them.”

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