The Cleveland Browns have extended Myles Garrett by picking up his fifth-year option for 2021, which should surprise absolutely no one. They also extended David Njoku, which may be more of a shock. When last seen, he was deep in former coach Freddie Kitchens’ dog house, so much so that many fans thought he might be permanently gone. The extensions were announced on the Cleveland Browns website in an article by Andrew Gribble.
The fifth-year option is a special rule that allows teams to automatically renew a player who was a first-round draft pick but at a higher rate of pay.