Cleveland Browns tender Brenden Bates as an exclusive-rights free agent

Mar 4, 2026

ERFA tendered

Official

What changed

Cleveland Browns tight ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Coach TBD

#44Harold Fannin Jr.778216/175665948169$1.5M22.26'4"230

#86Blake Whiteheart524512/17445770960$1.1M26.56'4"250

#84Messiah SwinsonPractice squad32305/170—50960—26.46'7"260

Jermaine TerryFree agent29303/170050870—23.46'4"245

Drew BiberFree agent19303/170050900—24.06'3"245

#18Joe RoyerReserve/NFI28252/1700509328—24.66'5"247

#48Carsen RyanDrafted, unsigned16202/170050865—23.16'3"250

Last season · 2025Coach TBD

Harold Fannin Jr.778216/175665948169$1.5M22.26'4"230

Sal Cannella39622/1773612920—29.86'5"228

Blake Whiteheart524512/17445770960$1.1M26.56'4"250

Brenden BatesOn waivers45458/17305348960$1.1M26.96'5"251

Caden PrieskornUnknown2930—0050960—27.06'5"255

David NjokuFree agent——13/17——————30.26'4"246

Cleveland Browns official siteOfficial confirmation
Erfa tender offered
Mar 4, 2026