The Browns have reached agreement with free agent cornerback T.J. Carrie, according to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com (Twitter link).
The former Raiders corner signed for four years and $31MM, with $10MM fully guaranteed at signing, Adam Caplan of ESPN.com tweets. 
Before landing with Cleveland, Carrie also drew interest from the Broncos, but Denver signed fellow corner Tramaine Brock instead. Carrie ranked as PFR’s seventh-best available cornerback heading into the free agent period.
Cleveland needed all the secondary help it could find after ranking 27th in pass defense DVOA in 2017. So far, they’ve inked Carrie and Terrance Mitchell to go along with Jason McCourty, Jamar Taylor, and Briean Boddy-Calhoun, among others. Additionally, the Browns have interest in safety Morgan Burnett as they further remake their defensive backfield.
Carrie will almost surely play the slot in Cleveland, as the 27-year-old handled nickel duties for Oakland last season. In 15 starts, Carrie managed 70 tackles and graded as the NFL’s No. 21 CB, per Pro Football Focus. Football Outsiders’ metrics weren’t quite as fond of Carrie, as he ranked 68 out of 81 qualifiers in success rate.
So how does this mesh with Briean Boddy-Calhoun playing the slot?
I’m gonna guess a big competition
That was my question too but I’ll worry about that later. They might as well get all the good players they can.
Guys who sign for $31mil with 10 of it guaranteed don’t have to compete for their job.
Good for CJ…I liked him on my Raiders…he always stepped up when our higher priced CB’s sucked, which was all too often. But $31mil is a lot for him.
Everybody has to compete.
As a Browns fan and a student at Ohio University (where Carrie went), this is incredible