Browns extend safety Grant Delpit after Denzel Ward's new deal
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 29, 2026, 5:48 PM
Last updated Jul 29, 2026
The Cleveland Browns have signed safety Grant Delpit to a three-year extension worth $16 million per year, which includes $35 million in guaranteed money. This agreement follows cornerback Denzel Ward's recent contract extension. Both extensions signal the Browns' intentions to maintain core defensive players as they work towards a competitive rebuild, particularly under new defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg. Delpit's new deal ensures he remains with the team through the 2029 season.
- •Grant Delpit's extension is worth $16 million per year.
- •He receives $35 million guaranteed, all new money.
- •The deal keeps Delpit with the Browns until 2029.
- •Cleveland is focusing on retaining key defensive players.
- •This follows Denzel Ward's extension signed just days prior.
- 9:17 PMYahoo Sports — Browns double down on secondary after reaching extensions with Ward and Delpit
- 5:48 PMYahoo Sports — Browns extend another veteran defensive back after paying Denzel Ward
"Even though the quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will generate most of the focus during the Cleveland Browns training camp, it was two veteran defensive backs who got the headlines Wednesday. Cornerback Denzel Ward signed his two-year extension making him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive back at $31.1 million per year and $52.3 million guaranteed. As the Browns began their afternoon practice, safety Grant Delpit agreed to a three-year extension worth $48 million, including $35 million guaranteed.
"Two extensions in two days, the Browns have not only paid cornerback Denzel Ward, but now also safety Grant Delpit
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 29, 2026, 9:17 PMBrowns double down on secondary after reaching extensions with Ward and Delpit
Even though the quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will generate most of the focus during the Cleveland Browns training camp, it was two veteran defensive backs who got the headlines Wednesday. Cornerback Denzel Ward signed his two-year extension making him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive back at $31.1 million per year and $52.3 million guaranteed. As the Browns began their afternoon practice, safety Grant Delpit agreed to a three-year extension worth $48 million, including $35 million guaranteed.
- Yahoo SportsJul 29, 2026, 5:48 PMBrowns extend another veteran defensive back after paying Denzel Ward
Two extensions in two days, the Browns have not only paid cornerback Denzel Ward, but now also safety Grant Delpit
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