The Chargers have agreed to terms with Browns wide receiver Travis Benjamin and will sign him later Wednesday. That a deal is in place was first reported by ESPN and confirmed by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Benjamin should immediately add a big-play threat to the Chargers’ offense and serve as the team’s primary punt returner. The Chargers finished last in the NFL in 2015 with 84 total punt return yards, the lowest total by any NFL team since 1981.
Ron Butler, Benjamin’s agent, told The Dan Sileo Show on 1090 in San Diego that Benjamin will sign a four-year deal with the Chargers and that he had conversations with multiple teams, including the Browns.
Benjamin, 26, posted career highs last season with 68 catches for 966 yards and five touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown for the third time in his four seasons.
With the Chargers having lost veteran wide receiver Malcom Floyd to retirement a year after losing Eddie Royal to free agency, Benjamin should get plenty of reps at wide receiver in addition to the return game.
