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Cleveland Browns sign QB Taylen Green

Cleveland Browns signed QB Taylen Green on May 8, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
May 8, 2026
Official
May 8, 2026
Position
QB

What changed

Player
Taylen Green
From
Free agent
To
Cleveland Browns
Effective
May 8, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 4 year $4.71 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)

How this move reshapes the Quarterbacks room

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks, 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

88Deshaun Watson709/17820519688$41M30.96'3"221
82Shedeur Sanders628/173465478639$1.1M24.56'2"215
62Dillon Gabriel5710/173250598960$1.4M25.65'11"205
25Taylen GreenNEW262/1700505023$1.2M227
88Deshaun Watson709/17820519688$41M30.96'3"221
82Shedeur Sanders628/173465478639$1.1M24.56'2"215
62Dillon Gabriel5710/173250598960$1.4M25.65'11"205
35Bailey ZappeLEFT344/17420259442$1.1M27.36'1"220

Timeline

  1. OfficialMay 8, 2026

    Cleveland Browns sign QB Taylen Green

    Signed a 4 year $4.71 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)

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