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Browns' Ward Becomes NFL's Highest-Paid DB with 2-Year, $62.2 Million Extension, AP Source Says
The deal includes $52.3 million guaranteed and keeps the five-time Pro Bowl cornerback with his hometown team.
- On Tuesday, five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward agreed to a two-year, $62.2 million contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, featuring $52.3 million guaranteed.
- Ward, 29, originally signed a five-year, $100.5 million contract with the franchise in 2022 and has played 110 regular-season games since being selected fourth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
- Since entering the league in 2018, Ward leads the NFL with 104 passes defensed and 18 interceptions; his $31.1 million average surpasses Trent McDuffie's $31 million with the Los Angeles Rams.
- Following the June trade of AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, Ward is now the longest-tenured player on the Cleveland roster.
- As training camp officially kicks off on Tuesday, Ward stated, "I'm just here to continue to do my role and be the best player, best cornerback in the NFL and on this team.
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Report: Browns making Denzel Ward highest-paid DB in NFL history
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Browns' Ward becomes NFL's highest-paid DB with 2-year, $62.2 million extension, AP source says
Denzel Ward has agreed to a two-year extension with the Cleveland Browns that will make him the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
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Browns make Denzel Ward highest paid DB in NFL history with two-year, $62.2 million deal
Denzel Ward, the Browns’ longest tenured player, isn’t going anywhere. Browns veterans reported to training camp in Berea on July 28. On the same day — one day before practice begins — the Browns and Ward reached agreement on a two-year, $62.2 million contract that makes Ward the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. Adam […]
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