Browns, Wyatt Teller reportedly agree to 4-year, $56.8 million extension
After Week 9's statement win against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns are committing to their All-Pro guard Wyatt Teller for the next four years.
According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, the Browns and Teller have agreed on a four-year contract extension that will keep him in Cleveland through the 2025 season.
The #Browns and G Wyatt Teller have reached agreement on a four-year contract extension, sources say. He was slated to be a free agent after the season. Now, he’s under contract through 2025 in Cleveland, where OL coach Bill Callahan has tapped into his potential.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 9, 2021
Tom Pelissero reported that the extension is worth $56.8 million.
It's a four-year, $56.8 million extension for the #Browns and Wyatt Teller, making him one of the NFL's highest-paid guards. https://t.co/XhFPu5zDYP
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 9, 2021
Teller, a 26-year-old who played for Virginia Tech, was originally selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2018 draft. He played eight games in Buffalo before former Browns GM Joey Dorsey traded for Teller and a seventh-round pick, sending fifth and sixth-round pick back to Buffalo. The trade wasn't an instant success — it took Teller awhile to earn his starting spot — but ever since he's blossomed into a talented run-blocker who fits right into the Browns' run-heavy approach.
Teller was slated to be a free agent after this season, and would have drawn a lot of interest on the open market. Instead, the Browns locked him up for the long haul, making him the third-highest paid guard in the NFL, behind Brandon Scherff of the Washington Football Team and Joe Thuney of the Kansas City Chiefs.
