Browns rework final year of OT Jack Conklin's contract

As Yates notes, Conklin was due a non-guaranteed $12M in 2022. Now, he’ll earn $8M in fully guaranteed money, plus up to $4M in play-time incentives (starting at 55% and up to 75%). Conklin initially signed a three-year, $42M deal with the Browns in 2020.

Now, Conklin will be locked in for 2022, he can still earn up to the $12M he was due and the Browns save $4M in cap space. The Browns already entered the offseason with plenty of breathing room under the cap, with ESPN’s Jake Trotter citing their projected cap space at $27.32M.

Following a four-year stint with the Titans that had both highs (like earning All-Pro honors as a rookie) and lows (like having his fifth-year option declined), Conklin joined the Browns in 2020. He started all 15 of his games in 2020 and earned another All-Pro nod, but he was limited to only seven starts in 2021 after suffering a torn patellar tendon.