2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bitonio considered retirement during the offseason but opted to come back for at least one more season. The projected starter at left guard is motivated by what he sees as the team's return to an offense focused on a running game. Read Past Outlooks
Will play in 2025
The Browns announced Wednesday that Bitonio will return for the 2025 season.
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Bitonio was contemplating retirement following the 2024 campaign, but the seven-time Pro Bowler has decided to play a 12th NFL season. Bitonio started in all 17 games for the Browns in 2024 and has missed just two games since 2017.
Bitonio was contemplating retirement following the 2024 campaign, but the seven-time Pro Bowler has decided to play a 12th NFL season. Bitonio started in all 17 games for the Browns in 2024 and has missed just two games since 2017.
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Bitonio hasn't missed a game in his last five seasons and returns as the Browns' starting left guard.
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Contemplating retirement
Bitonio is deciding whether or not to retire and expects to inform the Browns of his decision before the start of free agency, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Set to play Week 9
Bitonio (foot) will play Sunday versus the Chargers, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Dealing with foot issue
Bitonio (foot) won't practice Wednesday, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Recovered from ankle injury
Bitonio has been a full participant in practice during training camp, Patrick Warren of the Browns' official site reports.
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Suffers high-ankle sprain
Bitonio suffered a high-ankle sprain in Saturday's wild-card loss to the Texans, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Could be trade candidate
Bitonio is a candidate to get traded mid-season, Seth Walder of ESPN suggests.
ANALYSIS
Bitonio has spent the entirety of his 11-year career in Cleveland, but he was rumored to be considering retirement this offseason with the Browns seemingly in the middle of another rebuild. He's set to serve as the starting left guard in Week 1 against the Bengals, but a trade to a contender might be in order to open up a spot for Teven Jenkins, who is six years younger than Bitonio.
Bitonio has spent the entirety of his 11-year career in Cleveland, but he was rumored to be considering retirement this offseason with the Browns seemingly in the middle of another rebuild. He's set to serve as the starting left guard in Week 1 against the Bengals, but a trade to a contender might be in order to open up a spot for Teven Jenkins, who is six years younger than Bitonio.