Long-time Browns fans know that it all starts with the offensive line. While no one lineman is more important than a quarterback, even the best quarterbacks fail if their protectors are not good. In that way, the entire offensive line is more important than the quarterback, and, for the first time in a while, Cleveland\u2019s line was bad last year and is looking at turnover this year.<\/p>\n
With needs across the offensive line, the Browns should target Walker, the top offensive tackle on our board. His pass block win rate of 93.8% ranked 11th among 68 qualifying offensive tackles in 2025, and he should be viewed as an upgrade in Cleveland, as new coach Todd Monken rebuilds the front.<\/p>\n
The Packers may not let the 26-year-old leave quite that easily, but it is easy to imagine Walker quickly upgrading the Browns:<\/p>\n
Second, in the same article, ESPN has OL Joel Bitonio returning for another season:<\/p>\n
Bitonio, 34, could opt for retirement, but if he plays in 2026, the Browns should re-sign the veteran guard on a short-term deal. He would bring much-needed experience back to the O-line in coach Todd Monken\u2019s offense. Bitonio allowed only two sacks in 2025.<\/p>\n
Given everything he\u2019s said, Bitonio\u2019s future is retirement or a return to Cleveland, it seems.<\/p>\n
Finally, in a different article on ESPN<\/a>, Bill Barnwell suggests the Browns make another trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. This time for OT Walker Little:<\/p>\n Little should also have some modest trade value because of his age (he turns 27 in April) and experience playing left tackle. Remember that Jaylon Moore<\/a>, who served as the backup left tackle for the 49ers behind Trent Williams<\/a>, signed a two-year, $30 million deal<\/a> with the Chiefs in free agency a year ago. Little would be less expensive and has more experience than Moore.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not sure Little is even an average left tackle, but maybe he settles in at that level on the right side or at guard.<\/p>\n A cheap trade is suggested (Cleveland giving up a 2026 5th round pick and receiving a 2027 7th round selection along with Little) for the Browns to add an average starting right tackle.<\/p>\n Signing Walker at left tackle, trading for Little (first name Walker) at right tackle, and bringing back Bitonio to start at left guard would provide Berry with a lot of options. On the current roster, Luke Wypler and Zak Zinter could start at center and right guard, respectively, or Ethan Pocic, Wyatt Teller, and\/or Teven Jenkins could re-sign in free agency.<\/p>\n Adding two starting tackles prior to the 2026 NFL draft could really open up opportunities for Berry to fill out the Cleveland offense with weapons and\/or trade down for more picks.<\/p>\n How would you feel about signing Walker, re-signing Bitonio, and the small trade for Little? <\/p>\n Share your thoughts on that revamped Browns offensive line in the comment section below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long-time Browns fans know that it all starts with the offensive line. While no one lineman is more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2054],"tags":[86,85,54,3295,1696,2337,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-758427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-browns","8":"tag-browns","9":"tag-cleveland","10":"tag-cleveland-browns","11":"tag-cleveland-browns-free-agency","12":"tag-cleveland-browns-roster","13":"tag-clevelandbrowns","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116086415578253344","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}