Browns Sign Zion Johnson: High Stakes, Big Contract

0:00On March 30, Cleveland Browns just locked in Zion Johnson with a three-year deal worth 49.5 million bucks to shore up their offensive line. With Wyatt Teller gone and Joe Bytonio possibly out, they needed a guard-bad and free agency didn't offer many top choices. Earlier this week, the move surfaced with ties to Tom Telesko, the team's consultant who drafted Johnson's 17th overall back in 2022. He ran things for the Los Angeles Chargers. As six foot three and three hundred sixteen pounds, the do's got the build and athleticism, but that contract feels steep right now. Fans are split, some see it as classic Browns overpaying from a small market desperate to compete. While others pointed Johnson's rough year with the Chargers, he led up 26 pressures, seven quarterback hits, three-sacks, and four penalties per pro football focus amid their line-collapsing post-Joe. Alt's injury. That said, Johnson brings versatility, mostly left guard snaps last season, but over

1:001,200 on the right as a rookie, which fits if Bytonio returns or Elton Jenkins shifts to center. A fresh coach like George Warhop might unlock his college stardom from Boston College where he was all American. Bottom line, Browns faithful will back him in the jersey, hoping this sparks the turnaround in Berea, but Zion's got real work ahead to earn that bag.