It can take a couple of days for the official numbers to come out once a contract is agreed as we don't just need the total numbers from the agent but the full breakdown of everything in the deal. In the meantime I am going to take a look at how this addition changes the position room and who the players in it most likely are come week one of the season.
Previous Position Room
We will start by looking at how Andrew Berry's position room has been built to start the season each year:
2020 - Goodson, Smith, Takitaki, Wilson, Phillips, Davis
2021 - Walker, Owusu-Koramoah, Takitaki, Wilson, Smith, Fields
2022 - Walker, Owusu-Koramoah, Takitaki, Phillips, Fields
2023 - Walker, Owusu-Koramoah, Takitaki, Fields, Adams, Diabate
2024 - Hicks, Owusu-Koramoah, Bush, Fields, Watson, Diabate
2025 - Schwesinger, Bush, Diabate, Baker, Mascarenas-Arnold (PUP Owusu-Koramoah, IR Reid)
Cash Spending Per Year
2020 - $6,992,292
2021 - $9,356,750
2022 - $7,977,374
2023 - $6,381,248
2024 - $17,820,844
2025 - $16,789,608
Current Contracts
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
2026 - $12,500,000 ($11,031,878 guaranteed)
2027 - $12,500,000 (no guarantees)
Carson Schwesinger
2026 - $1,376,382 (fully guaranteed)
2027 - $1,912,764 (fully guaranteed)
2028 - $2,449,146 (fully guaranteed)
Mohamoud Diabate
2026 - Restricted Free Agent
2027 - Unrestricted Free Agent
Winston Reid
2026 - $1,075,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - Restricted Free Agent
2028 - Unrestricted Free Agent
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold
2026 - $1,005,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - $1,120,000 (no guarantees)
2028 - Restricted Free Agent
2029 - Unrestricted Free Agent
Edefuan Ulofoshio
2026 - $1,075,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - Exclusive Rights Free Agent
2029 - Restricted Free Agent
2030 - Unrestricted Free Agent
How Many In 2026
The Cleveland Browns are likely to head into the 2026 season with five linebackers on the final 53-man roster and one on the practice squad too. There is a chance they carry a sixth but this is more of a decision regarding special teams rather than the defensive staff.
With how Andrew Berry and smart teams operate they will want to have six roster worthy players entering training camp so that if there is an injury they have an extra bodies in the mix. At the same time there is competition so that players aren't entering training camp knowing they have their spot unless some unknown UDFA beats them out.
Here is a look at the week one roster for each year Andrew Berry has been the General Manager of the Cleveland Browns.