The Cleveland Browns and linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah have agreed to a three-year contract extension.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the deal is worth up to $39 million, and it will pay Owusu-Koramoah $25 million guaranteed: “The #Browns have agreed to terms with standout, do-it-all LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who cashes in after a Pro Bowl season. He gets a 3-year deal worth up to $39M with $25M guaranteed in a deal negotiated by CAA that gets the 24-year old back to the table quickly.”

Owusu-Koramoah 24, said via the team’s website: “Cleveland has become a place where I’ve felt truly connected, where I’ve been able to align my values with my work on and off the field. I’m deeply grateful to the Browns organization for believing in me and for this opportunity to continue this journey together. I’m excited to keep pushing forward, to build on the foundation we’ve set and to work tirelessly alongside my teammates to achieve greatness for this city and its incredible fans.”

Owusu-Koramoah, at an average of $13 million per year, becomes the NFL’s sixth-highest paid linebacker in terms of average salary per year (just behind the Steelers’ Patrick Queen at roughly $13.7 million).  He joined the Browns as a second-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and registered a career-high 101 combined tackles, 20 tackles for a loss, six passes defensed, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble over 16 games last season.

Owusu-Koramoah logged 247 combined tackles, 30 tackles for a loss, 14 passes defensed, five sacks and five forced fumbles through his first 42 NFL appearances. He is considered one of the best young defensive players in the NFL, coming off a Pro Bowl season in 2023 in which he collected 101 combined tackles (20 for losses), 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble in 16 games (13 starts).

The Browns will face the Minnesota Vikings in their second preseason game at 4:25 p.m. EDT Saturday in Cleveland.

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