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. My belief is that will be a veteran salary benefit contract, which is around the league minimum with either a small or no guarantees.
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 - Hooper, Njoku, Bryant, Carlson
2021 - Hooper, Njoku, Bryant
2022 - Njoku, Bryant, James
2023 - Njoku, Bryant, Akins
2024 - Njoku, Akins
2025 - Njoku, Fannin, Whiteheart
Cash Spending Per Year
2020 -$15,317,942
2021 - $18,293,000
2022 - $14,515,000
2023 - $16,150,000
2024 - $16,500,000
2025 - $18,663,916
Current Contracts
Harold Fannin
2026 - $1,146,495 (no guarantees)
2027 - $1,452,990 (no guarantees)
2028 - $1,759,485 (no guarantees)
Brendan Bates
2026 - $1,075,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - Restricted Free Agent
2028 - Unrestricted Free Agent
Sal Cannella
2026 - $885,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - Exclusive Rights Free Agent
2028 - Exclusive Rights Free Agent
2029 - Restricted Free Agent
2030 - Unrestricted Free Agent
Caden Prieskorn
2026 - $885,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - Exclusive Rights Free Agent
2028 - 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 2025 season with three tight ends on the final 53-man roster and one or two on the practice squad.
With how Andrew Berry and smart teams operate they will want to have four 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.