{"id":505298,"date":"2025-11-20T13:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=505298"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:29:12","slug":"browns-defensive-end-wright-agree-to-3-year-33-million-dollar-extension","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/browns-defensive-end-wright-agree-to-3-year-33-million-dollar-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns defensive end Wright agree to 3-year, 33 million dollar extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Browns and DE Alex Wright reached agreement today on a 3-season, 33 million dollar extension that features 21 million dollar guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Alex, who is 25 years old, is 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in the organization with 3 sacks in 9 matches in the current campaign. The defensive end has also forced a fumble and had 9 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p>Alex has 9 sacks since picked by Cleveland in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round by Cleveland in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of UAB.<\/p>\n<p>He had been scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Browns (2-8) are 4<sup>th<\/sup> in the AFC North in last place behind the Bengals, Ravens, and the leader, the Steelers. Cleveland has no realistic chances of reaching the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive end has been sidelined with a quad problem since Week 10. Before his injury, Wright received praise from his DE Jim Schwartz as a starter opposite Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex is competing with great effort, and he is crucial in pass rush,\u201d shared Jim almost a month ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Browns sign DE Alex Wright to a 3-year\/$33M extension. The fourth-year man from UAB will continue to bookend the defensive line opposite Myles Garrett. <\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Wright has 24 tackles, 9 TFL and 3 sacks. He has 10 pressures with a pass rush win rate of 10.1%. <\/p>\n<p>Wright was a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DC06VyhNQD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DC06VyhNQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Dawgs &#8211; A Cleveland Browns Podcast (@thedawgspodcast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedawgspodcast\/status\/1991545066444267967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Browns and DE Alex Wright reached agreement today on a 3-season, 33 million dollar extension that features 21 million dollar guaranteed. 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