The Cleveland Browns continue to build free agency defense. On Friday, the Browns signed veteran defensive tackle Malik Jackson.
Per Josina Anderson, is a $ 4.5 million one-year deal for Jackson to come to Cleveland. Jackson, 31, has played the last two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s a face known to Browns defensive coordinator Joe Woods. The two were together in Denver in 2015, the last season Jackson played for the Broncos before heading to Jacksonville and then Philadelphia. Jackson won the Pro Bowl in 2017 for the Jaguars when he set career highs in sacks (eight) and forced (four).
Jackson is a potential replacement for Larry Ogunjobi on the defensive side. Ogunjobi signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals.