Browns sign AJ Epenesa

    The Cleveland Browns signed a few players last week while I was away on a work outing, and while most were players the team hopes can help improve special teams, one name stuck out as a possible contributor outside of the specialty units.

Cleveland signed defensive end A.J. Epenesa for one year and five million dollars from the Buffalo Bills, and I think this signing could be an underrated help to the Browns.

Epenesa was the Bills' second-round choice in 2020 from Iowa and has twenty-four career sacks in his six seasons with Buffalo.

Epenesa had two and a half sacks last season after finishing with six and a half sacks in each of the two previous seasons with Buffalo.

The intriguing part about Epenesa is that he has four interceptions and twenty-four pass deflections in his career, which are interesting numbers from a defensive end and show Epenesa has a knack for finding the ball on the rush.

Assuming that Epenesa can finish with five or six sacks as a rotational rusher, and if Alex Wright could reach the same total, the Browns could have a productive pass-rushing position across from Myles Garrett in 2026.