CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the agreement says free agent linebacker Paul Kruger, who led the Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens in sacks last season, has agreed to contract terms with the Cleveland Browns.
Kruger and the club agreed to a five-year deal Tuesday, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it has not yet been announced by the Browns. Kruger gives the Browns a proven pass-rusher as they transition to a new defensive system.
ESPN first reported Kruger’s deal.
He had 1312 sacks last season, including two in the Super Bowl as Baltimore held off San Francisco to win the title. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Kruger is the first signing by Cleveland’s new regime, which entered free agency $47.4 million under the salary cap.
