{"id":30801,"date":"2025-08-18T23:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30801"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:22:52","slug":"isaiah-bond-opens-up-after-landing-3m-deal-with-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30801","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah Bond Opens Up After Landing $3M Deal With Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188460530-e1755557284814.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188460530-e1755557284814.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188460530-e1755557284814.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188460530-e1755557284814.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Isaiah Bond Opens Up After Landing $3M Deal With Browns\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns have officially announced the signing of undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns inked Bond to a three-year deal worth a fully guaranteed $3.018 million, per cleveland.com. The years and salary acknowledge that the Browns view him more as a draft pick rather than a typical undrafted free agent signing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super excited to be a Cleveland Brown,\u201d Bond told cleveland.com\u2019s Mary Kay Cabot. \u201cAfter my top 30 pre-draft visit, this is where I always wanted to be. Unfortunately, things were delayed, but thanks to Mr. (Jimmy) Haslam, Mr. (Andrew) Berry, Coach (Kevin) Stefanski and Coach (Tommy) Rees, I\u2019m signed and ready to get to work with my new teammates. #DawgPound4Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Bond was a polarizing name during the draft process due to some off-field trouble. He was arrested in April after a woman alleged a non-consensual encounter. Some had Bond projected as a mid-round pick but he went undrafted as teams awaited the case\u2019s outcome. After reviewing the evidence, a grand jury returned a no-bill \u2014 declining to indict \u2014 on Thursday, clearing the way for him to sign immediately with any team as an undrafted free agent.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CLiD59W2lY8DFZU0RAgdxmouqg\">Browns Add Speed Element With Isaiah Bond<\/h2>\n<p>Bond will have a chance to make a quick impact with the Browns, who are in need of a speedy threat in their thin wide receiver corps. He clocked an impressive 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine, showcasing the speed that could make him an immediate difference-maker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat separates me from the rest of the draft class is the sheer speed,\u201d Bond said at the combine. \u201cThere\u2019s not a receiver that has the speed and capabilities that I have. It\u2019s not just speed; I\u2019m a complete wide receiver. I have amazing routes. If you watch the tape, you\u2019ll see that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bond spent two years at Alabama before transferring to Texas for his junior season. He caught 34 passes for 540 yards and five touchdowns with the Longhorns last season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Did \u2018Extensive Research\u2019 on Isaiah Bond<\/h2>\n<p>The Browns have faced criticism for signing Bond, particularly as several players within the organization have recently drawn negative attention off the field. In response, general manager Andrew Berry issued a statement shortly after the signing, providing context for the team\u2019s decision to bring him in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve spent much of the last calendar year getting to know Isaiah as a player and professional and much of the last four months gaining a full understanding of his legal situation,\u201d Berry said, noting the team administered an independent polygraph test. \u201cBefore the allegations, we also spent a great deal of time with Isaiah during the draft process on campus, at the combine and at our facilities. His time at Alabama with Tommy Rees also weighed heavily on our assessment of his ability to operate successfully in a professional environment if brought into our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bond will have a few weeks to play catch-up with the Browns. If all goes as planned, he may be able to get on the field for the team\u2019s preseason finale on August 23 against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Browns have officially announced the signing of undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond, bringing him in on a three-year deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Isaiah Bond Opens Up After Landing $3M Deal With Browns - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30801\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Isaiah Bond Opens Up After Landing $3M Deal With Browns - 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