The Browns are bolstering their offensive line as they have agreed to terms with T Hakeem Adeniji to a deal.
The Browns dealt with numerous injuries to their tackles during the 2023 season, beginning in Week 1 when they lost RT Jack Conklin to a season-ending knee injury. Rookie tackle Dawand Jones stepped into the starting role in Week 2 before he suffered his own season-ending knee injury in Week 13 and was ruled out for the remainder of the season following Week 14. The Browns were also without T Jedrick Wills Jr. for a portion of the season, as he also sustained a knee injury in Week 9 and was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 7. He then underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, which caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
All three continue to progress from their injuries, but Adeniji's addition helps combat the need for depth on their offensive line.
Adeniji is entering his fifth NFL season out of Kansas. He was originally selected by the Bengals in the sixth round of the 2020 draft and spent his first three seasons in the league with Cincinnati. He then joined the Vikings for the 2023 season, first signing to the practice squad and serving as a backup. He's played in 43 career games, including 15 career starts with the Bengals and Vikings. He played in just four games with Minnesota in 2023.
Cincinnati Bengals guard Hakeem Adeniji (77) prepares to take the field before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)
Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Hakeem Adeniji (77) lines up for the play during a preseason NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)
Cincinnati Bengals guard Hakeem Adeniji (77) celebrates after the Bengals defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 34-31 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Bengals guard Hakeem Adeniji (77) runs out of the tunnel during a wild-card playoff NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Bengals offensive linemen D'Ante Smith (70), Hakeem Adeniji (77) and Jonah Williams (73) take part in drills at Paul Brown Stadium Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Trenton Irwin, top, celebrates his touchdown with Cincinnati Bengals guard Hakeem Adeniji (77) during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Cincinnati Bengals' Hakeem Adeniji takes part in a drill during a practice at the NFL football team's training field in Cincinnati, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Cincinnati Bengals offensive guard Hakeem Adeniji (77) blocks Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Los Angeles Rams won 23-20. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Kansas offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Kansas offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
