Browns OG Joel Bitonio told reporters he’ll take his decision to retire on a year-to-year basis.

02 June 2025

Bitonio, 33, has mulled retirement in the past, but the long-time Brown refuses to say when he’ll officially call it quits. He did shoot down any ideas of a retirement tour, however, as he prepares for what will be his 12th NFL season. Bitonio signed a three-year, $48 million contract extension with the Browns in 2021 that would keep him under contract through 2025. With his deal set to expire at the end of this season, it wouldn’t be surprising if we learned later in the year that Bitonio will walk away from the game once his current deal expires. Bitonio has started all 161 games he has appeared in for the Browns and earned a PFF blocking grade of 63.9 last season, playing on more than 1,000 snaps for the eighth consecutive season.