Browns To Sign DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

As the Browns came in with a market-resetting extension to end their Myles Garrett trade drama, they will take a flier on a former first-round pick. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is heading to Cleveland.

The former Buccaneers top choice will join the Browns on a one-year deal worth $4.75MM, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz. While Tryon-Shoyinka did not live up to expectations in Tampa, he will have a shot to bounce back in an edge-rushing corps still headlined by a future Hall of Famer.

Chosen months after the Bucs’ Super Bowl LV win, Tryon-Shoyinka could not establish himself as a reliable Shaquil Barrett complementary piece. The Bucs eventually benched the Washington alum, who is coming off a down season. Tryon-Shoyinka, 26 in April, totaled career-low marks in sacks (two), tackles for loss (three) and QB hits (four) despite playing in 15 games. As YaYa Diaby has established himself as Tampa Bay’s current top edge rusher, the Bucs were not viewed as likely to re-sign Tryon-Shoyinka.

Although the Bucs declined Tryon-Shoyinka’s fifth-year option in 2024, he did have moments as a supporting-caster. He tallied five sacks and seven TFLs in 2023, even as Diaby replaced him in Tampa Bay’s starting lineup opposite Barrett. Succeeding Jason Pierre-Paul in 2022, Tryon-Shoyinka also set a career high with 14 QB hits — during a season that featured a Barrett Achilles tear.

Garrett is back to anchor Cleveland’s pass rush for a ninth season, but his supporting cast needs filling out. The Browns traded three-year DE2 Za’Darius Smith last season and saw Garrett rack up 14 sacks and no one else surpass five. Tryon-Shoyinka may not ultimately check in as a Browns starter, even though he has 45 starts on his resume, but he could still benefit from the dominant performer’s presence — as Smith and Jadeveon Clowney have previously. The Browns still have Ogbo Okoronkwo and Alex Wright under contract as well.