Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Ishmaa’ily Kitchen has signed his second-round tender agreement, the club announced on its website.
The deal will pay Kitchen $1.542 million this year, after which he will can become an unrestricted free agent in March. Kitchen is the third of the Browns’ four restricted free agents to sign new deals with the club, joining linebacker Craig Robertson and safety Johnson Bademosi.
The only holdout is Pro Bowl safety Tashaun Gipson, who is skipping the voluntary portion of the team’s off-season program as he is seeking a long-term deal with the Browns.