The Cleveland Browns are just days away from reporting for training camp. While fans and media primarily focus on the upcoming season, GM Andrew Berry has an eye to the future as well. Kicker Dustin Hopkins was set to hit free agency before an extension was reportedly reached. Whether fans think it was a good deal, stabilizing the kicker spot is helpful.
Getting Hopkins’ deal done brings into focus all the other Browns players set to hit free agency at the end of the year. WR Amari Cooper sat out mandatory minicamp trying to get a new deal but he’s far from the only important pending free agent among key contributors:
WR Amari Cooper
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
OL Jedrick Wills
RB Nick Chubb
WR Elijah Moore
TE Jordan Akins
OL James Hudson III
LB Tony Fields II
S D’Anthony Bell (restricted)
There are also a number of players who joined or returned to the team on one-year deals that will be back on the market in 2025:
QB Jameis Winston
DL Quinton Jefferson
DL Maurice Hurst
LB Devin Bush
RB Nyheim Hines
S Rodney McLeod (has stated he will retire after the season)
WR Justin Hardee
QB Tyler Huntley
OL Michael Dunn
RB D’Onta Foreman
OL Germain Ifedi
OL Hakeem Adeniji
CB Tony Brown
OL Brian Allen
FB/TE Giovanni Ricci
There are a few other players that are on the roster bubble or unlikely to make the team that can hit free agency but most are restricted or exclusive rights free agents.
For now, Hopkins’ deal is in the books and Cooper’s is the hottest topic. Retaining JOK will be a big deal as will all the offensive line depth that is set to hit the market.
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