Browns trade for Cam Robinson to bolster left tackle amid injuries

The Cleveland Browns acquired veteran offensive tackle Cam Robinson from the Houston Texans on Monday in a trade that sends Cleveland a 2027 seventh round pick in exchange for Houston receiving a 2027 sixth round pick. The move addresses the Browns' immediate need at left tackle after Dawand Jones suffered a season ending knee injury in Week 3 and with right tackle Jack Conklin sidelined by an elbow issue.

Robinson, 29, is a 2017 second round pick out of Alabama who has started 102 career games. He spent the first seven-plus seasons of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where the club used the franchise tag on him in 2021 and later signed him to a multiyear extension. The Jaguars traded him to the Minnesota Vikings last season after their primary left tackle suffered a major knee injury. Robinson signed a one-year contract with the Texans in March that included $10.75 million guaranteed; Cleveland will assume approximately $2 million of his remaining base salary.

This season Robinson started the Texans' opener but lost the left tackle job to rookie Aireontae Ersery and was inactive for Houston's most recent win. The Texans have continued with Ersery at left tackle, making...