Browns sign Larry Asante to four-year deal

The Cleveland Browns have hammered out a four-year, $1.96 million contract with rookie fifth-round safety Larry Asante, a league source confirmed.

The deal, first reported by FOX Sports, includes a signing bonus of roughly $170,000, as well as the standard base salaries of $320,000, $405,000, $490,000 and $575,000 and a fourth-year escalator clause.

By all accounts, Asante has had a strong offseason and is competing for a starting job along with second-round safety T.J. Ward.

Asante played at Nebraska and is regarded as a hard hitter.

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