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Browns Sign OL Joel Bitonio to Three-Year Contract Extension

The Browns agreed to a three-year extension with offensive lineman Joel Bitonio on Wednesday, Cleveland announced.

Bitonio's deal is reportedly worth roughly $48 million, per the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Bitonio, 30, is a three-time Pro Bowler. He has logged 104 career starts, all with Cleveland.

"After last season, we decided that one of our major football priorities would be to make Joel Bitonio a Brown for the rest of his career," Browns executive Andrew Berry said Wednesday. "Joel is one of our most decorated players and is the ideal personification of our 'Tough, Smart, Accountable' mantra.