Orlando Brown Jr. joins the Cincinnati Bengals for 4 years and $64 million

According to report, the Cincinnati Bengals demonstrated that they are serious about safeguarding quarterback Joe Burrow by signing the four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle to a four-year contract worth $64 million, with $43.5 million guaranteed.

Brown, a former Kansas City Chiefs star who was one of the best offensive tackles available in free agency, was acquired for a premium by the Bengals. The deal, according to Portner, includes a signing bonus of over $31 million, the highest ever for an offensive lineman, in addition to paying $42.3 million over the first two years.

The offensive linemen Ted Karras, Alex Cappa, and La’el Collins received a combined $10 million signing bonus when they signed with the Bengals last offseason.

Brown’s potential suitors included the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He promptly supports a hostile line that was further developed now and again in pass obstructing yet positioned close to the lower part of the association. Burrow has been sacked 92 times in the NFL over the past two seasons. An ESPN metric powered by NFL Next Gen shows that the Bengals’ offensive line ranks last in pass block win rate. Brown will also become the most accomplished player on the roster. He is one of only four hostile linemen in the NFL to be chosen as a Star Bowler in every one of the beyond four seasons, alongside Jason Kelce, Quenton Nelson and Joel Bitonio. Ja’Marr Chase, a wide receiver, was the only Cincinnati player to have been selected to two Pro Bowls in the past.

If Earthy colored keeps on playing left tackle, that implies previous first-round pick Jonah Williams will probably have to track down another position. Since Williams was drafted in 2019, he has been the team’s primary left sideline starter. He picked up his fifth-year option last season.

Last season, Brown played as the Chiefs’ franchise player, earning approximately $16.6 million, as they were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term contract.

In a 2021 trade with the Baltimore Ravens, the Chiefs acquired Brown, who turns 27 in May. In his two seasons with the Chiefs, he started every game except one as the starting left tackle. When protecting Patrick Mahomes, he used his 6-foot-8, 340-pound frame, which ranked 18th among all offensive tackles, to achieve a pass block win rate of 91.8%, earning him a Pro Bowl selection in both campaigns.

Brown was primarily a right tackle in his three seasons with the Ravens. In order to fulfill a promise he had made to his late father, an NFL offensive tackle, he asked to be traded from Baltimore so he could play left tackle.

In his five NFL seasons, Brown has played in 81 games (75 starts) and been selected to the Pro Bowl four times.