Browns sign Alex Wright to extension

  The Cleveland Browns made a move for the future at a time when games are played in the present, as the team announced their signing of defensive end Alex Wright to a three-year extension, valued at thirty-three million dollars with twenty-one million guaranteed.

The twenty-five-year-old was the Browns' third-round draft choice in 2022 from UAB and would have been eligible for free agency after this season.

Wright has played well this season at the end opposite Myles Garrett with three sacks in nine games before dealing with a quad injury, which caused him to miss Cleveland's loss to Baltimore last Sunday.

Wright has a career total of nine sacks, including this season, with a high of five in 2023.

The biggest knock that I have against Wright is his inability to avoid nagging injuries, which held him to four games in 2024 and have now sidelined him again.

If Wright can stay healthy, this is a solid deal for Wright, who isn't an impact player but a solid starter/rotational rush end, and it would take around the same amount of money to land a similar player through free agency, so it makes sense to reward the homegrown player.

At the same time, Wright's injury history does add a little trepidation and a little concern, so I wouldn't call this a great deal yet.

I'll say it's an acceptable deal with the possibility of being a bargain, if Wright can start and finish a full season.

Browns Select Alex Wright

   The Cleveland Browns addressed the issue with their edge rusher/defensive end with the middle of their three picks in round three with the selection of UAB defensive end Alex Wright.

The issue appears to be that Wright is regarded to have good size, at 6'5 and 271 pounds, and speed but is very raw and Ourlads listed Wright as needing heavy work with strength coaches and with his line coaches with technique.

Wright notched six sacks in his final season in Birmingham with the Blazers, finished his career with twelve and a half sacks, and was named second-team all-Conference USA, which may have been the weakest conference in all of the college football world in 2021.

Wright appears to be a major project with high-end potential for a team that needs immediate help at the rush-end position.

Perhaps the Browns have something in the works in the veteran free-agent market and they better from what they have added this evening.