Orlando Brown Jr

Brown's deal is reportedly front-loaded, and carries the largest signing bonus for an offensive lineman in NFL history.

In two years with the Chiefs, Brown earned Pro Bowl honors twice, and of course a [Super Bowl](/nfl/superbowl/) ring this past February. [Baltimore Ravens](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/BAL/baltimore-ravens/) left tackle Orlando Brown was selected by his father's team in the third round of the 2018 [NFL Draft](/nfl/draft/) out of Oklahoma. [told NFL Media in a statement](https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1636192886961102855). on a four-year, $64.09 million deal that includes over $31 million as a signing bonus, CBS Sports [NFL](/nfl/) Insider [Jonathan Jones](/nfl/players/1995671/jonathan-jones/) [confirmed](https://twitter.com/jjones9/status/1636194087480049664). The contract is front-loaded, [according to NFL Media](https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1636190097484795905), and the signing bonus is the largest ever given to an offensive lineman. And his mentality and approach was, 'I want you to be better than me.' So from Day 1, when I started playing offensive line, it was always him working me on the left side."

Brown compiled a pass pressure rate of 5.4 percent in 2022, via TruMedia.

[Cordell Volson](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/cordell-volson-zEb7vfnsVIawq3Xb/), [Ted Karras](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/ted-karras-RlAc8Jx1v1fNNgAJ/) and [Alex Cappa](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/alex-cappa-RmEgDXEhC25eLpc6/) all locked up for multiple years. Ranking all 32 teams by stability and need](https://theathletic.com/4214078/2023/02/22/nfl-rankings-offensive-line-depth-chart/) takes Bengals’ protection of Joe Burrow to the next level](https://theathletic.com/4314893/2023/03/15/orlando-brown-bengals/?source=emp_shared_article) [As Chiefs look for a new left tackle, 10 options to replace Orlando Brown Jr.](https://theathletic.com/4289670/2023/03/09/chiefs-orlando-brown-jr-replacement-options/) [Which NFL teams must upgrade their offensive line units? [La’el Collins](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/lael-collins-hiUgi14UTqnk51PC/) is still under contract, but the Bengals would save $6.3 million with a release. [Cincinnati Bengals](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/bengals/) and offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. Prior to the 2022 season, Brown declined a six-year, $139 million contract from the Chiefs.

The Bengals are getting a big left tackle who just won a Super Bowl ring.

Kansas City Chiefs LT Orlando Brown Jr. is set to sign a four-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Now, he’ll go to an AFC rival in free agency, with an opportunity to play against the team that drafted him twice a year. In his second season, he totaled four sacks, 58 pressures and seven penalties again ( [via PFF](https://www.pff.com/)). In his first full season starting at left tackle, Brown allowed six sacks, 45 pressures and seven penalties on the year ( [via PFF](https://www.pff.com/)). will sign with the Cincinnati Bengals. a year ago. [the six-year extension worth up to $139 million](https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/15/kansas-city-chiefs-orlando-brown-jr-no-agreement-on-six-year-contract-offer/) that the Chiefs reportedly offered Brown Jr.

The only other two teams interested in Orlando Brown Jr. (outside of the Cincinnati Bengals) were the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets.

They reportedly showed interest in Mike McGlinchey, who inked north of $87 million with the Broncos earlier in free agency. Not saying the Bears didn't show some interest in Brown Jr. Brown Jr. Specifically, $64 million – including a $31 million signing bonus in that number. did receive a healthy amount of money with the Bengals. He has four Pro Bowl nods to his name and helped protect Patrick Mahomes during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl run last season.

After two seasons serving as the Kansas City Chiefs' starting left tackle, Orlando Brown Jr. is reportedly signing with the Cincinnati Bengals.

The coveted offensive tackle plans to sign with the Cincinnati Bengals, not the Chicago Bears.

The top-level tackle spent the first two seasons of his career with the Baltimore Ravens. He helped protect Patrick Mahomes to a Super Bowl-winning season – the first of his career. Pundits and outsiders attached Brown's name to the Bears, seeing as the organization hasn't made a sizeable dent in their offensive line issues.

The contract is front-loaded, according to NFL Media, and includes a signing bonus north of $31 million -- the largest ever given to an offensive lineman. Brown ...

In two years with the Chiefs, Brown earned Pro Bowl honors twice, and of course a [Super Bowl](/nfl/superbowl/) ring this past February. [Baltimore Ravens](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/BAL/baltimore-ravens/) left tackle Orlando Brown was selected by his father's team in the third round of the 2018 [NFL Draft](/nfl/draft/) out of Oklahoma. [told NFL Media in a statement](https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1636192886961102855). on a four-year, $64.09 million deal, CBS Sports [NFL](/nfl/) Insider [Jonathan Jones](/nfl/players/1995671/jonathan-jones/) [confirmed](https://twitter.com/jjones9/status/1636194087480049664). And his mentality and approach was, 'I want you to be better than me.' So from Day 1, when I started playing offensive line, it was always him working me on the left side." The contract is front-loaded, [according to NFL Media](https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1636190097484795905), and includes a signing bonus north of $31 million -- the largest ever given to an offensive lineman.

Skip Bayless and others took to social media after the Cincinnati Bengals signed a four-year deal with offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr.

La'el Collins is still on the roster, and it's unclear what the team plans to do with his contract. "Don’t think 9 (Joe Burrow) will have to wash his jersey this year." The 26-year-old will play left tackle for the Bengals, which means Jonah Williams will likely move to the right side. "Waking up and see we got my big dawg (Orlando Brown Jr.) now I ain’t gotta run into you when im blitzing," Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton tweeted Thursday. to massive deal](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/03/15/bengals-free-agency-sign-orlando-brown-jr-from-kansas-city-chiefs/70014632007/) [a four-year deal with offensive tackle](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/03/16/orlando-brown-jr-cant-wait-to-get-to-work-with-cincinnati-record-signing-bonus-for-offensive-lineman/70014751007/) [Orlando Brown Jr.](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/03/16/orlando-brown-jr-cant-wait-to-get-to-work-with-cincinnati-record-signing-bonus-for-offensive-lineman/70014751007/) Wednesday night.

The Bengals were one of five teams that hadn't signed an external free agent. That quickly changed on Wednesday night when they signed the best left tackle on ...

The Bengals have landed four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. on a four-year deal worth $64 million, his agent told ESPN.

Wide receiver [Ja'Marr Chase](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4362628/ja'marr-chase) was previously the only player on Cincinnati's roster with multiple Pro Bowl selections (two). He was the starting left tackle for every game except one in his two seasons with the Chiefs and was a Pro Bowl selection in both campaigns, using his 6-foot-8, 340-pound frame to post a pass block win rate of 91.8% when protecting [Patrick Mahomes](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3139477/patrick-mahomes), ranking 18th among all offensive tackles. He played three seasons for the Ravens, with whom Brown was mostly a right tackle. Brown also will become the most accomplished player on the roster. He immediately boosts an offensive line that was improved at times in pass blocking but still ranked near the bottom of the league. According to Portner, the deal pays $42.3 million over the first two years and includes a signing bonus of over $31 million, the highest ever for an offensive lineman.