Browns Sign All-Pro LB Quincy Williams

0:00On March 10, the Cleveland Browns kicked off NFL free agency with a big move, signing former New York Jets all-pro linebacker Quincy Williams to A. Two-year deal worth up to $17 million. This came right after they parted ways with Devon Bush, but it turns out that was all part of their strategy to upgrade the position. Williams joined the league as a third-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019, then got traded to the Jets in 2021, where his production really took off with over a hundred tackles in his first season there. Now he reunites with Mike Routenberg, his old linebacker's coach, who's the Browns new defensive coordinator and slots in alongside Carson Schwessinger. To strengthen the second level of the defense, with Williams aboard, the Browns defense looks ready to build on last year's success as free agency heats up.