The Cleveland Browns are signing safety Grant Delpit to a three-year, $48 million contract extension that includes $35 million in guaranteed money, ESPN and NFL Network reported on Wednesday.
Delpit, 27, was entering the last year of a three-year, $36 million extension signed in 2023 that has no more guaranteed salary. He now will be under contract through the 2029 season.
The Browns, who traded reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams last month, have reportedly over the last two days extended the contracts of Delpit and cornerback Denzel Ward, their two longest-tenured players.
Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Ward agreed on a two-year, $62.2 million contract extension that includes $52.3 million guaranteed, ESPN and NFL Network reported on Tuesday.
Ward, 29, had two years left on a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension signed in 2022, though it includes no further guaranteed money. He will earn $31.1 million annually, making him the highest-paid defensive back in league history for the second time in his career.
Cleveland selected Delpit in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU.
Delpit totaled 89 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, one interception, four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 17 games (16 starts) last season.
For his career, Delpit has 451 tackles, seven interceptions, 6.5 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 17 QB hits, 21 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 78 games (68 starts) since 2021.
