The Browns have agreed to sign return man/wide receiver Jakeem Grant (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero). His three-year deal — to be finalized later today —could be worth up to $13.8MM. 
Grant, a 2016 sixth-round pick of the Dolphins, proved to be serviceable on offense during his time in Miami. In 2020, for example, he managed 36 receptions for 373 yards. He truly started earning league-wide recognition for his special teams prowess, however. That year, he returned 29 punts for 330 yards and one touchdown.
He was acquired by the Bears midway through the 2021 season in exchange for a sixth-round pick. In total, he got into 17 games between Miami and Chicago last year, finishing with 309 punt return yards, including a franchise-record 97-yard punt return against the Packers. Grant also earned his first career Pro Bowl appearance in 2021.
Now, he’ll go from the NFC North to the AFC North with the Browns. He should give Cleveland a big upgrade on punt returns as he replaces Demetric Felton (7.1 ypr).
What the F*** Poles!?! Really could not afford him at this? Cmon man I’m dying here…
Poverty Franchise.
The Bears never have comp picks because they always made the mistake of building through free agency and trading away draft picks. It never got them anywhere and now the new guy is doing it the way the successful franchises do it.
I’m just upset beause Bears fans had a connection with Grant, when a man almost single-handly beats Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on primetime using kick-returns, that builds something.
Bears gonna Bear. They never seem to have a plan. Players just kinda, sorta come and go.
yep, Poles has no clue what’s he’s doing. It’s like he forgot he has a young talented QB on the team and is trying to tank.
If you can’t see the plan, that is on you. Gadget players and returners can be found for cheaper or through the draft in the later rounds for a lot less than 14M. Buying into a couple of games is the mistake the Bears can’t afford again as they did under Pace.
But were basically throwing away year 2 of fields, and then we’ll only have two years left of rookie qb contract, and we already have no cap space at all. And we have like no picks because we traded our first to giants.
Damn, as a Steeler fan I don’t want to see Grant twice a year, he’s a difference maker. And oh by the way, the Browns need a slot WR now too, so Grant could get more opportunities on offense than he has before. Good move Browns.