The Cleveland Browns hope to see significant improvement in their pass protection after back-to-back regressions in 2023 and 2024. The offensive line tied for the seventh-most pressures and the twelfth-most sacks in 2023 and gave up the most pressures and the second-most sacks in 2024. The good news for the Browns is that four starters enter the offseason healthy.
Unfortunately for their former first-round pick, he is still dealing with an injury.
Cleveland Browns’ former first-rounder not quite 100%
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Wills missed the first two games of the 2024 season to recover from his knee injury. He made his season debut in Week 3 but exited that game due to an issue with his knee, causing him to miss Week 4. He returned in Week 5 and started the next three games, playing every snap despite hyperextending his knee in Week 7. He then missed Week 8 and was benched in Week 9, only playing two snaps as the swing tackle in his final game.
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Unfortunately, Wills’s knee flared up during practice before Week 11, causing him to miss the next three games. As a result, the Browns placed him on injured reserve in Week 14.
First-round pick expected to sit out most of 2025
Jedrick Wills Jr. is currently a free agent, and although many teams have expressed interest in him, they will have to wait. According to Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports, the former first-round pick will spend the offseason ensuring he reaches 100% health. As Schultz points out, Wills will likely sit out for most, if not all, of the 2025 season until he’s fully recovered from the knee injury.
Sources: Free agent OT Jedrick Wills, who dealt with a lingering knee injury last season, is planning to sit out most — or possibly all — of the upcoming season to fully recover and get back to 100%.
Wills, the former #Browns’ top 10 pick, has drawn interest from multiple teams… pic.twitter.com/WOajGkKheQ
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) June 2, 2025
