{"id":910154,"date":"2026-06-04T23:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/910154\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:18:20","slug":"browns-officially-sign-veteran-defensive-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/910154\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns officially sign veteran defensive end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEREA, Ohio (WKBN) \u2013 The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Browns;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cleveland Browns&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> signed defensive end <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/34332\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benton Whitley;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Benton Whitley&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benton Whitley<\/a> on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Whitley is officially in his third season in the National Football League.<\/p>\n<p>He was originally signed by the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/la-rams\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Rams;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Rams&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> as an undrafted free agent out of Holy Cross in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Whitley has appeared in six career games in the NFL, spending time with both the Vikings (2023) and Giants (2023-24).<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he spent time on the practice squad of the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Buccaneers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Buccaneers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbn.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKBN.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKBN.com.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKBN.com. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BEREA, Ohio (WKBN) \u2013 The Cleveland Browns signed defensive end Benton Whitley on Thursday afternoon. 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