Bears and Browns named possible landing spots for $60 million Lions free agent
The Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns both have a need at left tackle and one analyst believes they could fill that need by signing a former Detroit Lions left tackle.
Bears and Browns named possible landing spots for $60 million Lions free agent originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears are two teams that could still add to their starting offensive lines this offseason.
The Browns have done a good job filling their group after all five of last year's starters hit the free-agent market this offseason, creating a difficult situation. Left tackle is a position that still needs to be addressed, though. The Browns simply can't rely on Dawand Jones, who posted Pro Football Focus grades of 47.
1 in pass-blocking and 30. 6 in run-blocking while committing a whopping five penalties despite playing just 143 offesnive snaps. The Bears entered the offseason with a question mark at left tackle thanks to the injury to Ozzy Trapilo, who s uffered a torn patellar tendon in the playoffs.
Chicago is slated to have a competition at the position between Braxton Jones, Theo Benedet and Jedrick Wills, but Benedet and Jones have both left a lot to be desired during their careers and Wills hasn't played a snap in the NFL since 2024 and has also been a major disappointing in his career. Bears, Browns should target Taylor Decker In an article naming the top landing spots for some of the best remaining free agents, Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox pegged the Bears and Browns as possible destinations for Detroit Lions free-agent left tackle Taylor Decker. "The Bears also employ former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their head coach," Knox wrote.