The Cleveland Browns on Thursday signed free agent guard Teven Jenkins to a contract.
Jenkins, 27, was drafted thirty ninth general by the Chicago Bears in 2021 and missed most of his rookie season after present process again surgical procedure. Initially drafted as a sort out by the Bears’ former entrance workplace, Chicago moved Jenkins from left sort out to proper sort out to proper guard in the course of the 2022 season. He finally transitioned to left guard, the place he performed 22 video games from 2023-24.
When obtainable, Jenkins was arguably Chicago’s greatest offensive lineman (4 sacks allowed in 2024), however a number of accidents pressured him to overlook 22 video games over the primary 4 years of his NFL profession.
Jenkins was eligible for a contract extension final offseason and instructed reporters that the Bears had mentioned they might have interaction in talks along with his illustration after the crew acquired to its bye week in Week 7. These talks by no means got here to fruition, and Jenkins mentioned he was “mentally” ready to go take a look at his market in free company regardless of being open to staying with Chicago.
Jenkins has appeared in 45 video games with 38 begins in 4 seasons.
Additionally Thursday, Cleveland re-signed cornerback Tony Brown II, who appeared in six video games final season and had 5 tackles on particular groups.
ESPN’s Courtney Cronin and The Related Press contributed to this report.
