Cleveland Browns sign former Bears running back D'Onta Foreman in free agency

The Cleveland Browns are signing former Chicago Bears running back D’Onta Foreman to a new contract for the 2024 season, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday. During the 2023 season, Foreman posted 425 yards on 109 carries in nine games for the Bears. He also had four rushing touchdowns and one more receiving touchdown.

Foreman was a third-round NFL Draft pick out of Texas in 2017, selected by the Houston Texans. He we cut by the Texans after two seasons and relatively scant production.

The talented running back then spent two years with the Tennessee Titans, where he appeared in 15 games. But it wasn’t until he linked up with the Carolina Panthers in 2022 that he really began to have a big impact, rushing for 914 yards and five touchdowns while playing in all 17 games.

Through his first eight years in the league, the former Longhorn has accumulated 552 carries, 2,326 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 342 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

Browns ink Jerry Jeudy to massive three-year extension

The Cleveland Browns broke the bank with an extension for former Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy on Tuesday. He is signing a new deal with Cleveland for three years, $58 million, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The new contract includes $41 million in guaranteed money at signing. The Browns acquired their newest wideout from the Broncos in exchange for a 2024 fifth and sixth-round pick.

The Broncos selected Jeudy No. 15 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. In 57 games over four seasons, he’s hauled in 211 receptions for 3,053 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has yet to break the 1,000-yard threshold in a single season, however, amassing a career-high 972 yards in 2022. Jeudy is coming off a season with 54 catches for 758 yards and two scores as the Broncos went 8-9.

More on the 2024 NFL offseason, free agency

The NFL 2024 calendar year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. At that time, contracts running through 2023 officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 5. Beginning March 11 through March 13 teams can enter into a legal negotiation with players who will become unrestricted free agents.

In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 19 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets. On April 24, the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets hits. Following the restricted free agent deadline follows the 2024 NFL Draft, which runs from April 25-27.